I’m glad being shipwrecked appeals to you.””Captain Walken made a point of avoiding that word.” “Well, he was trying to keep everyone jolly, wasn’t he. It’s no good having everyone running around screaming and eating...

I prefer the word aviatrix. It has more zing to it.””It’s very zingy,” I agreed.

…Matt. I didn’t think they’d kill you… I’m so sorry…

You’ve no fear of heights,” puffed the girl.”None,” I said.”I’ve heard that about you.

If your workplace was somehow transplanted into the jungle and everyone was forced to survive at a very primitive level, it’s safe to say that eventually your boss would rape you.

I raised my hands, trying to shush her.”Don’t shush me,” she said, eyes blazing. “I hate being shushed.

Sweetheart, I remember every second from the first moment I laid eyes on you and I’ve been trying to get my world upright ever since.

What the hell happened to your leg?” Ang asked him. Matt looked down at his shin, which was scraped and oozing and seemed to be caked in mud. “Crashed.””Crashed what?” Ang asked. “My mountain bike....

Everyone watched, wondering if this could be the same lunatic who’d nearly berthed his ornithopter in the restaurant. I swallowed, for it seemed he was headed straight for my table. He pulled off his helmet...

Jared was completely gone now, holding his stomach and laughing so hard that tears were running down his face. Matt turned on him and snapped, “It’s not funny,” which only made Jared laugh harder.”Any of...

I had no idea there’d be so many Sherpas aboard!” exclaimed Miss Simpkins.”I’m not a Sherpa,” Nadira said. “I’m a gypsy.””Oh, my goodness!” said the chaperone.

Well, it seems to me that there are books that tell stories, and then there are books that tell truths… The first kind, they show you life like you want it to be. With villains...

This way,” she said, veering toward the roof’s edge. “Can you jump?””Oh, I can jump!””Then jump!

And Meredith and Bonnie, who’s going to bend some spoons for us next. I’m going to throw you down a rope… that is, unless Bonnie can levitate you out.

I could not help staring back, for they made quite a contrast: Kate’s pale skin and elegant purple suit, Nadira’s dusky skin and exotic fiery sari.”Do we clash?” Nadira said dryly.”We certainly do,” said Kate....

You two were in a cave together?’ said Miss Simpkins in horror.‘Yes,’ said Kate, ‘and it was very, very dark.

Nadira gave Kate a long hard look. “Mr. Slater has the ship. Mr. Cruse has the coordinates. I have the key. What exactly do you have?”For the first time Kate looked flustered.

IMBECILE!” the chef shouted. “Next time why don’t you just put your whole HAND in the food, hey? Yes, your whole hand, or maybe your FACE! I arrange the food on plates with care, are...

I stared at Kate in disbelief. “I know, I know,” she said, walking toward me, hands raised as if to calm a dangerous beast. “She’s not coming,” I said.”She’s coming.””She can’t.””She’s coming.

If anyone comes near you, just scream and run.

Never climb a tree in a long dress,” Kate panted, coming up behind me.”I’ll remember that,” I said.

You flatter me shamelessly. I like it. Good.