( Grief is a species of idleness. )

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( If you think about it, the historian's task is like that of the detective. )

( I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and found that I was unfit for military service. )

Artifacts from another life.

( The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him. )

A slow day is balanced by an exciting night.

( Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house. )

L is an invalid, but his shadow doesn't care.

( Men are the dreams of a shadow. )

It's all fun and games until someone has an unwanted lumbar puncture and nonconsensual cranial surgery.

( Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. )

Information exchanges, new acquaintances, and a first attempt at going to the basement.

( The limits of my language means the limits of my world. )

Doyleton, teleportation, and Three Wolf Moon.

( Any man who takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if his opponents blame him for the drought. )