You crazy girl. Other people name their children after their best friends. I am going to name my ulcer after you! I am going to be forced to drink milk and take antacids and abstain...

You’re dressed for dancing,” she said in her throaty stage voice. “Being undressed for dancing occured to me, but I didn’t think Merris would like it.

Want me to flex my magic for you, baby?

If good men pretend to be villains, how is anybody supposed to know the difference between them?

I am in full possession of the amazing power of being sarcastic.

Better overcautious than missing a jugular vein, as the saying goes.”That was a very morbid saying. Maybe only vampire said it.

Do you like him? Ty asked. “Not that I care.” “I do,” I said, because it was true. Even though it didn’t matter anymore. “Not that I care you don’t care. Though you clearly do...

Fear’s useless. Either something bad happens or it doesn’t: If it doesn’t, you’ve wasted time being afraid, and if it does, you’ve wasted time that you could have spent sharpening your weapons.

Okay, can you pass yourself off as a magician and gain Gerald’s trust and pass us information about Celeste’s plans and save all the magicians who want to be saved? Jaime asked. “Because if so...

Not really a party until someone brings the surprise zombies.

Well, speaking as a feminist, I’m glad that women can lead–uh, groups of unspeakable magical evil.””Yes,” Alan said gravely. “It’d be shoking if the evil magicians were sexist. For one thing, that would mean they...

Real life is sometimes boring, rarely conclusive and boy, does the dialogue need work.

She had worried she would break if her heart broke, but she wasn’t broken. She had lost everything, but she was not lost. It seemed a worthwhile thing to know.

Mae’s first impulse was to die of shame, but she realized after a hot, stomach-clenching moment that this was probably impractical.

Personally, I’d prefer a guy who wants to see my boobs.

And what are your interests and hobbies, Nicholas?” Annabel asked faintly, sounding like a cross between a television interviewer and a hostage. Nick considered this for a minute, and then said “I like swords.” Annabel...

Nick spoke for the first time. “Can I go to the nurse’s office too?” Ms. Popplewell looked at him It obviously took her only one look to decide. “No.””I’m traumatized too,” Nick claimed, his voice...

Maybe he likes the look of Mae,” Nick drawled.”Don’t be ridiculous.”Nick raised his eyebrows. “Does he like the look of Jamie?