Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.
Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels.
Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.
Elves are glamorous. They project glamour.
Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.
Elves are terrific. They beget terror.
The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning.
No one ever said elves are nice.
Elves are bad.
Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.
Fire, WarmthTerry Pratchett in Discworld - JingoWho do you think you're poking? I'm a great wizard, I am! I'll turn you into a mindless ugly toad... gosh! It worked!
Discworld, by RincewindThat's it! Poke a man in the ribs! let's see what you can do without it! [cursor disappears for a few seconds] Oh, all right... you can have it back if you promise to use it wisely.
Discworld, by RincewindIf only I had another dimension, I'd teach you a thing or two.
Discworld, by RincewindHands off my pixels!
Discworld, by RincewindI'm not a cartoon! I'm just dimensionally impaired!
Discworld, by Rincewind