Quotes from Barry Hughart

Immortality is only for the gods," he whispered. "I wonder how they can stand it.

Fraud, my children! Fraud and forgery. Dry rot covered with paint and gilded with lies

It was big enough for five village dances and a riot.

El error puede indicar el camino de la verdad, mientras que una cabeza hueca sólo conduce a una cabeza más hueca o bien a una carrera política.

Then she dives out the door - or window, it doesn't matter - to see what wonders the new day will bring, and since Lotus Cloud views the world with the delighted eyes of a child everything is equally marvelous.

Fable has strong shoulders that carry far more truth than fact can.

Error can point the way to truth, while empty-headedness can only lead to more empty-headedness or to a career in politics.

I have never been able to understand why perfectly sensible people waste time being wittily obscure instead of just saying what they want and going on about their business.