“Royalty pollutes people’s minds, boy. honest men start bowing and bobbing just because someone’s granddad was a bigger murdering bastard than theirs was.”
“Men are boys in bigger packages.”
“Wands are only as powerful as the wizards who use them. Some wizards just like to boast that theirs are bigger and better than other people's.”
“Man loneliness was much bigger than boy loneliness.”
“To enlighten people by reminding them the irrationality of their beliefs is an act more honest and more important than the act of praising and respecting people’s beliefs!”
“Blue had two rules: stay away from boys, because they’re trouble, and stay away from raven boys, because they were bastards.”