70 William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Macbeth (New York: Signet Classics, 1963), line 60, p. 57.
71 Wyrd Sisters (New York: HarperTorch, 1980), 193.
72 Ibid., 170.
73 Ibid., 234.
74 Ibid., 188.
75 Lords and Ladies (New York: HarperTorch, 1992), 83.
76 Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (New York: Washington Square Press, 1993), lines 9-10, p. 83.
77 Posted at http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/eagles/witchy-woman-16012.html.
78 Jim Butcher, Storm Front, book 1 of The Dresden Files (New York: Penguin, 2000), 21.
79 Posted at the IMDB site: http://imdb.com/title/tt0120737/quotes.
80 Mort (New York: HarperTorch, 1987), 39.
81 Posted at http://www.tk421.net/lotr/film/rotk/02.html.
82 The Wee Free Men (New York: HarperTrophy, 2003), 357. (Like the old Magnum.)
83 T. H. White, The Once and Future King (New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1939, 1940, 1958), 221.
84 The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien (New York: Ballantine, 1955), 392.
85 The Light Fantastic (New York: HarperTorch, 1986), 104.
86 Quoted at http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_death.html.
87 A classic Western civilization physical embodiment of death with a unique personality.
88 We are not referring to the Fools and Joculators Guild in this example, though their clownish makeup is worth being wary of.
89 Reaper Man (New York: HarperTorch, 1991), 123.
90 Though he has trouble understanding things like plumbing, doorknobs, and music. His many attempts to play the violin have been in vain.
91 Upon experience of raising a teenager (at least partially) I am confident that there are some forms of humanity that Death will never understand.
92 Typically, this happens during the most inconvenient times, such as when we are trying to show a coworker a really cool video clip before the boss walks in.
93 The parliament of Australia still uses an hourglass to time some proceedings.
94 Even though the very few questions asked in this quiz had nothing to do with rodents, there is a million-in-one chance that the quiz morphed into an all-knowing creature that knew that I had mice as pets in the past and probably would be the best person for the job.
95 There was also a fly that did not enter back into the form of Death but has not been seen since.
96 Posted at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythe.
97 Carpe Jugulum (New York: HarperTorch, 1998), 15.
98 If you truly believe that you are going to meet a character like Pratchett’s Death upon death, please do not write Terry Pratchett about this. In our opinion, Pratchett has stared blankly at too many walls.
99 Sourcery (New York: HarperTorch, 1988), 5.
100 The Last Hero, illustrated by Paul Kidby (New York: HarperCollins, 2001), 67.
101 Quoted at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/benjaminfr151592.html.
102 Lyrics by Ira Gershwin from the song, “I Got Rhythm.” Posted at http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/igotrhyt.htm.
103 Wintersmith (New York: HarperTempest, 2006), 174.
104 From Batman Begins: The Official Movie Guide, by Claudia Kalindjian and the editors at DC Comics (New York: Time, Inc., 2005), 143. Script by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer. A fine guide and a fine time was had by all.
105 The Light Fantastic (New York: HarperTorch, 1986), 30.
106 Men at Arms (New York: HarperTorch, 1993), 52.
107 Quote from Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1911), 25.
108 Quote from “History, conjecture and imagination: Author’s notes on The Bridei Chronicles” posted at http://www.julietmarillier.com/Bridei%20historical%20notes.htm.
109 Posted at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy.
110 Christopher Vogler, The Writer’s Journey, 2nd ed. (Studio City, CA: Michael Wiese Productions, 1988), 35.
111 Wintersmith (New York: HarperTempest, 2006), 298. Obviously, we like this book.
112 Maskerade (New York: HarperTorch, 1995), 67.
113 Hogfather (New York: HarperTorch, 1996), 16.
114 Pyramids (New York: HarperTorch, 1989), 144.
115 Quoted at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_grow_the_rushes,_O.
116 Equal Rites (New York: HarperTorch, 1987), 77.
117 Witches Abroad (New York: HarperTorch, 1991), 199.
118 The Wee Free Men (New York: HarperTrophy, 2003), 131.
119 From the song “Magic,” recorded by Pilot in 1975. Lyrics by David Paton and Bill Lyall were posted at http://www.superseventies.com/sl_magic.html and at http://www.davidpaton.com/index.shtml. An oldie but goodie.
120 The Light Fantastic (New York: HarperTorch, 1986), 60.
121 You can check out the story, which is posted at http://oaks.nvg.org/lg4ra2.html.
122 Equal Rites (New York: HarperTorch, 1987), 3.
123 Well, this one isn’t bad.
124 Jingo (New York: HarperTorch, 1997), 387.
125 All quotes from The Prince were taken from text downloaded from http://www.constitution.org/mac/prince.txt. Rendered into HTML by Jon Roland of the Constitution Society. See also, The Prince, translated by W. K. Marriott (New York: Dutton/Everyman’s Library edition, 1958).
126 The Prince, translated by W. K. Marriott, 92.
127 Ibid., 52.
128 Ibid., 48.
129 Thud! (New York: HarperTorch, 2005), 217.
130 Lords and Ladies (New York: HarperTorch, 1992), 156.
131 The Fifth Elephant (New York: HarperTorch, 2000), 347.
132 Monstrous Regiment (New York: HarperCollins, 2003), 18.
133 Mort (New York: HarperTorch, 1987), 229.
134 Posted at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police.
135 Posted at http://www.johnantell.co.uk/RRA1976B.htm.
136 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88-352) posted at http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/vii.html.
137 Posted at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167261/quotes. Good site for quotes in case you haven’t memorized the dialogue.
138 Thief of Time (New York: HarperTorch, 2001), 55.
139 From Leonardo by Martin Kemp (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004), 113.
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