Spell or High Water (Magic 2.0, #2)

by Scott Meyer

The two agents exchanged a look that was like stepping on a LEGO—quick and unpleasant.

“Did that sentence make sense to you when you planned it in your head, or do you just open your mouth and let the words fall out however they like?”

“Oh, he’s not stupid, just a slow learner. Stupid people are useless. Slow learners are tremendous fun to jerk around.”

The design aesthetic had changed from the kind of cheap that falls apart immediately to the kind of cheap that lasts forever.

“You do things, Martin. Not smart things, but still, things.

there’s a reason you never hear anyone say, “Luckily I panicked and did something really smart.”