Many people, meeting Aziraphale for the first time, formed three impressions: that he was English, that he was intelligent, and that he was gayer than a treeful of monkeys on nitrous oxide.

How hard can writing be? After all, most of the words are going to be 'and,' 'the,' and 'I,' and 'it,' and so on, and there's a huge number to choose from, so a lot of the work has been done for you.

God does not play games with His loyal servants', said the Metatron, but in a worried tone of voice.'Whoopee', said Crowley.

I should have learned this, she thought. I wanted to learn fire, and pain, but I should have learned people.

The gods,' he said. 'Imprisoned in a thought. And perhaps they were never more than a dream.

It’s still magic even if you know how it’s done.