Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better.

Think positive girl, or the world ends.

We stepped back and looked at the king of the gods, slumped in his chair snoring, and cradling his crook like a teddy bear. I placed the war flail across his lap, hoping it might make a...

You remind me of myself " Bes continued "back when I was a young dwarf. You got a stubborn streak. When it comes to girl problems you're clueless.

So for Magic Problem-Solving 101, we headed to the training room and blew stuff up.

We create order out of chaos, beauty and meaning out of ugly randomness.

My experience with Khonsu had taught me not be greedy about time. It was best to appreciate what you had and not yearn for more.

Throwing down your staff may sound like a sign of surrender, but in Egyptian magic, it's bad news. It usually means, 'Hey, I'm going to summon a big nasty thing to kill you while I stand safely inside...

I haven't devoured a soul in...What month is this? March?

Despicable creatures, vultures: without a doubt the most disgusting birds ever. I suppose they served their purpose, but did they have to be so greasy and ugly? Couldn't we have cute fuzzy rabbits...

You can do this" I murmured. "You are my brother. I love you. All the embarrassing bits, all the annoying bits, which I imagine is most of you--a thousand Zias might run away from you if they knew the...

Back in Khufu's day I knew a magician who parted the Nile just so he could climb to the bottom and retrieve a girl's necklace. Then there was that Israelite fellow, Mickey.Moses?Yeah, him.

Chaos is impatient. It's random. And above all it's selfish. It tears down everything just for the sake of change, feeding on itself in constant hunger. But Chaos can also be appealing. It tempts you...

Hello Ra, he said in a kindly voice. It's been a long time. A feeble voice from behind the chair said,Can't play. Go away. would you like a treat? Apophis asked. we used to play so nicely together....

A general never shows despair. He instills confidence in his troops. He leads them forward, even into the mouth of death.

I wanted to keep things as normal as possible for the trainees, so I led my usual morning class. I called it Magic Problem-Solving 101. The trainees called it Whatever Works.

I guess we're even,Sadie.First,Walt and I rushed off to save you in London.Then,you and Walt rushed off to save me.The only one who got shafted on both deals was Walt.Poor guy gets hauled all over the...

Two farewell gifts," Sadie muttered, "from two gorgeous guys. I hate my life.

We choose to believe in Ma'at. We create order out of chaos, beauty out of ugly randomness. That's what Egypt is all about.

Contrary to what you might think, I don't spend every waking hour thinking about boys.""Just most waking hours?

the answer to every problem involved penguins

We were halfway back to the fireplace when Set caught us by surprise.He was going on with his list of ridiculous ingredients: And snakeskins. Yes, three large ones, with a sprinkling of hot sauce--...

Then, , we were ready to charge in and save Sadie, and she rides up in a limousine driven by an ugly dwarf in a swimsuit, and she accuses of being late.So when she told us the dwarf was driving us to...

I named my camel Katrina. She was a natural disaster. She slobbered everywhere and seemed to think the purple streak in my hair was some kind of exotic fruit. She was obsessed with trying to eat my...

I prefer to be the noisiest thing in my environment thank you very much.

I looked across the river to Manhattan. It was a great view. When Sadie and I had first arrived at Brooklyn House, Amos had told us that magicians tried to stay out of Manhattan. He said Manhattan had...

Don't get starry-eyed about somebody you can't have, especially if it blinds you to somebody who's really important.

Our camels plodded along. Katrina tried to kiss, or possibly spit on Hindenburg, and Hindenburg farted in response. I found this a depressing commentary on boy-girl relationships.

I'm sorry I can't do more. But happy birthday, Sadie. He leaned forward and kissed me on the lips.

I sat up and the blankets fell away.I looked down and found I was wearing pokemon pajamas.Sadie,I said,I'm going to kill you.She batted her eyes innocently.But the street merchant gave us a very good...