“There is always a simple way of saying things," said Fafhrd ominously. "But there is where I differ with you," returned the adept, almost animatedly. "There are no ways of saying certain things, and others are so difficult that a man pines and dies before the right words are found. One must borrow phrases from the sky, words from beyond the stars. Else were all an ignorant, imprisoning mockery.” 1947FafhrdAdept S GambitAnra Devadoris Book:Swords in the Mist Source: Swords in the Mist
“And Ningauble began to sort out in his mind the details of the Mouser's story, treasuring it the more because he knew it was an improvisation, his favorite proverb being, "He who lies artistically, treads closer to the truth than ever he knows.” Proverb1947ConfabulationGray MouserArtistic LicenseAdept S GambitNingauble Of The Seven Eyes Book:Swords in the Mist Source: Swords in the Mist
“But Anra was far cleverer than I at reading. He loved letters as passionately as I did the outside. For him, they were alive. I remember shim showing me some Egyptian hieroglyphs and telling me that they were all animals and insects. And then he showed me some Egyptian hieratics and demotics and told me those were the same animals in disguise. But Hebrew, he said, was best of all, for each letter was a magic charm.” 1947Hebrew LanguageAdept S GambitAhura DevadorisEgyptian Language Book:Swords in the Mist Source: Swords in the Mist