The point that must be made is that although Herrena the Henna-Haired
Harridan would look quite stunning after a good bath, a heavy-duty
manicure, and the pick of the leather racks in Woo Hung Ling's Oriental
Exotica and Martial Aids on Heroes Street, she was currently quite sensibly
dressed in light chain mail, soft boots, and a short sword. All right,
maybe the boots were leather. But not black.
(The Light Fantastic)
'Where do shadows come from? That's where the wind is blowing!'
(Colour of Magic)
Why is it
When you
Try to pass
The guy in front
Goes twice as fast?
Burma-Shave (1952)
Om began to feel the acute depression that steals over every realist
in the presence of an optimist.
(Small Gods)
PREDILECTION, n. The preparatory stage of disillusion.