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1 " He believes it’s time to redesign Evil from the ground up; to face the challenges and opportunities of a diverse, rapidly changing society.“He’s thinking of calling it,” said Miss Gold, “New Evil. "
― Tom Holt , The Good, the Bad and the Smug (YouSpace, #4)
2 " Mr Winckler clapped his hands together. “Evil, as personified by me. Meet the new Dark Lord. But you can call me Albert. "
3 " There comes a time when a man must stand up and do what he knows is Wrong. "
4 " After all, why be right when you can be happy. "
5 " He turned and gave the Dark Elf a nasty look. “They can do that,” he said, “mess with your head, using arcane mind control techniques. Well-known fact.”The Dark Elf sniggered. “I wish,” he said. “Sadly, no. You’re thinking of journalism, which is slightly different. "
6 " He could hear rain pattering on the thatch, like a million mice line-dancing. "
7 " Only please, do be careful to bear in mind that Mordak’s a goblin. Enlightened, yes, but a goblin. He likes his employees loyal or lightly steamed on a bed of bruised rocket. "
8 " Look not for too long into the doughnut, lest the doughnut look into you. "
9 " The doughnut was definitely looking at him. Hello, sailor, it seemed to be saying. "
10 " And if I’ve got to die, I want to die an editor. "
11 " Mordak has the mental clarity to recognise that when it comes to running a bureaucracy, Elves can achieve a degree of blinkered ruthlessness that makes goblins look like teddy-bears. "