Literary works are not democracies. We hold this truth to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal. We may, but the country of Novels, Etc., doesn’t. In that faraway place, no character...

The difference between being Achilles and almost being Achilles is the difference between living and dying.

I am lost without my Boswell.[Sherlock Holmes on Dr. Watson.]

Okay, fine. But just so you know, following me into hell means you’re all definitely the sidekicks.