“Censorship is the strongest drive in human nature; sex is a weak second.”

“Sex and magic are intertwined experiences—sex is one kind of magic (and can be made more magical without being concerned with sex-magic at any point), and magic can be, while erotic and arousing, not necessarily sexual in the way that is often understood. There is a commonly-held belief that those who practice sex-magic are indulging themselves in wild orgiastic rites at every opportunity. This is rarely the case. After all, if you need to go through lots of occult rigmarole just to get laid, then you're a bit sad, aren't you? Then again, the occult subculture is full of SAD people, desperate to finally get laid and attempting to turn to sex-magic as a last resort.”

“Gil thought for a few seconds and replied, “Yes, love is the answer.”

“Writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing. The first, of course, is ransom notes.”

“I’ve always believed writing ads is the second most profitable form of writing. The first is ransom notes…”

“Oh. THere goes another one. Just like Achilles.”

“And she wouldn't be there. She'd be off somewhere he'd never find her. That was the nature of the woman he loved, to be elsewhere.”