"Well, in any case it is certainly an improvement on your appearance the last time I saw you"

"Well, in any case it is certainly an improvement on your appearance the last time I saw you" - Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson

"But to express cogitations is not to perform them"

"But to express cogitations is not to perform them" - Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson

"Most people assumed it was just a stage-trick"

"Most people assumed it was just a stage-trick" - Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson