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“In the ninth and tenth centuries the Vikings invaded Britain from Scandinavia and settled in large numbers. Their language, which we call Old Norse, was at least partly comprehensible to the English, who did not hesitate to take over hundreds of words from it: skirt, window, scrub, sky, give, hit, kick, scatter, scrape, skill, scowl, score, fellow, want, skin, knife, law, happy, ugly, wrong and even the pronouns they and them.”

Want Giving Law Language Numbers Sky Century Skills Window Skins Fellows Ugly Kicks Britain Score Knives Skirts Large Numbers Vikings Pronouns Norse Scandinavia

Author:Larry Trask

“I have a fork and a spoon, but never a knife… as if I’m lacking manual skills or teeth. I have both, however. That’s why I’m not allowed a knife.”

Ifs Skills Teeth Knives Lacking Forks Spoons Manuals

Author:Margaret Atwood

“You’re not the only one who calls them that; the other Downworlders do the same,” said Will. “I discovered that fact while investigating the symbol. I must have carried that knife through a hundred Downworld haunts, searching for someone who might recognize it. I offered a reward for information. Eventually the name of the Dark Sisters came to my ears.” “Downworld?” Tessa echoed, puzzled. “Is that a place in London?” “Never mind that,” said Will. “I’m boasting of my investigative skills, and I would prefer to do it without interruption. Where was I?”

Source: The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess

“Any fool could be a witch with a runic knife, but it took skill to be one with an apple corer.”

Fool Skills Apples Witch Knives

Book:Carpe Jugulum: (Discworld Novel 23)

Source: Carpe Jugulum: (Discworld Novel 23)

“Bud, my self-defense and combat skills teacher, was still trying to get me to learn knife fighting. "Silver knives! Painful and sometimes deadly to nearly all paranormals!" "Tasey!" I countered. "Hot pink and sparkly!”

Trying Stills Self Sometimes Fighting Teacher Skills Hot Painful Defense Paranormal Silver Combat Knives Bud Self Defense Hot Pink

Author:Kiersten White