Veldig dyptgående innen årsaksanalyse, matematikk, fysikk, genetikk og evolusjon.

I'm going to keep bloody gambling! Bloody, bloody gambling and drinking! Where's my bloody drink? Anyone want to gamble for it?

"Reasoning with a woman is impossible," Mat continued, eyes forward. "It's like . . . Well, reasoning with a woman is like sitting down to a friendly game of dice. Only the woman refuses to acknowledge the basic bloody rules of the game. A man, he'll cheat you—but he'll do it honestly. He'll use loaded dice, so that you think you're losing by chance. And if you aren't clever enough to spot what he's doing, then maybe he deserves to take your coin. And that's that. "A woman, though, she'll sit down to that same game and she'll smile, and act like she's going to play. Only when it's her turn to throw, she'll toss a pair of her own dice that are blank on all six sides. Not a single pip showing. She'll inspect her throw, then she'll look up at you and say, 'Clearly I just won.'"
Strålende novellesamling! Den som ikke kjenner seg igjen i et par av disse historiene, har ikke levd.
Har lest serien SÅ mange ganger! Men denne er fortsatt den aller beste. Det var mest bok 5-8 det var litt trått å komme seg gjennom av og til.