Cliches

Sometimes when writing fiction I just need a line of dialog to move the story forward. I want to throw it out there and move on. It doesn't need to be smart, I think. It just needs to get the job done. But that feels unsatisfying. There are

Frog pills

Another book quote, this time from Soul Music. I have no idea what to say about this, other than that it's classic Pratchett. But what page of a Terry Pratchett book isn't? His books are very fractal that way. Anyway, the passage: "Lard. That'

Merlin's sickness

"All life signs have returned to near normal. Brain wave activity is nearing a conscious state. The problem is that her body appears to have absorbed... that is, the anti-entropic field appears to have contaminated her." Sol rubbed his forehead. "Like radiation sickness?" Dr. Singh hesitated.