“Much awkwardness ensued.”

“I give you Mercedes Athena Thompson, our newest member."Much awkwardness ensued.”

“Such a small thing to cause so much trouble.”

“She wondered that hope was so much harder then despair.”

“A stupid ruler is much more of a problem than an insane one.”

“Zealots are one-trick ponies. They love nothing so much as their own cause. Don’t get in their way without expecting to be hurt.”

“My will broke at the sound of his voice, and my head turnedwith as much inevitability as a sunflower turning its face tothe sun.”