And I was quite happy there, too.

We sat there smiling at each other, shimmied to a standstill, thinking about all the boys that had wanted us that day, and how none of them had got us, not for a minute; how...

…It also taught me that while cruelty can be fun for a few moments, compassion has a much longer shelf life.

Very easily, Lady Difficult. I find myself quitecharming.

come over and try these on.

Why do we have this desire to tease the innocent? Is it envy?

Pointed teeth would give one an appearance of ferocity,” he said, tapping a straight white tooth. “Although that might require one to follow through with biting someone from time to time, and the thought is...

Oh no. Oh God. I couldn’t possibly be so stupid.””Don’t limit yourself. You can be anything you wish.

How’re we getting to King’s Cross tomorrow, Dad?” asked Fred as they dug into a sumptuous pudding.”The Ministry’s providing a couple of cars,” said Mr. Weasley.Everyone looked up at him.”Why?” said Percy curiously.”It’s because of...

That could be very tiring indeed.

Ready?”Despite the grim mood, I smiled and cracked my knuckles. “Ready to wrestle with my gorgeous boyfriend? Oh, I’d say I’m ready for that.”Amusement softened his eyes. “I’ll try to control where I put my...

According to horses, a good friend is someone who listens, appreciates your company and teases you, but is protective at the same time.

No, that you assumed I’d look at you in any fashion other than professionally.

You don’t have to make fun of it.””Actually I do,” I said. “I make fun of almost everything.

Nonetheless, with tears coming to her eyes she was also recalling every time that she had been cruelly teased and bullied for no reason that she could relate to. None of it had ever been...

Tumble me down, and I will sitUpon my ruines (smiling yet:)Teare me to tatters; yet I’le bePatient in my necessitie.Laugh at my scraps of cloathes, and shunMe, as a fear’d infection:Yet scarre-crow-like I’le walk as...

Piers looked up at him. ‘You’re new. What’s your name?’ ‘Neythen, my lord.”Sounds like a terrible illness. No, more like a bowel problem. I’m sorry, Lord Sandys, your son has contracted neythen and won’t live...

Walking in the mountain with bare foot, Teasing the flowers with heavy soot, Touching the grasses, climbing the horses, swinging the girlsIt is joyful, jolly like the flying. Swimming in the rivers, tearing the clothes...

Trains are great dirty smoky things,” said Will. “You won’t like it.” Tessa was unmoved. “I won’t know if I like it until I try it, will I?” “I’ve never swum naked in the Thames...

They don’t know you’re secretly a badass?

Do that again and you’lllose that which you believe makes me whole.

You’ve been one busy worm!

By the Angel,” Jace said, looking the demon up and down. “I knew Greater Demons were meant to be ugly, but no one ever warned me about the smell.”Abbadon opened its mouth and hissed. Inside...

It’s part of the marriage vows. Didn’t you read the fine print? To have and to harass.

No, I’m not.

Twinkle twinkle little star, I want to hit you with a car. Throw you off a bridge so high,Hope you break your neck and die.

Dragons are among the most ancient spirits. Their origins are not known, but they significantly predate the rise of man. [This author advises the reader never to ask a dragon about the early days of...

And forced me to kill my own brother.

Viktor was swinging a leather duffle and wearing a black Adidas tracksuit and his favorite brown UGG slippers with a hole in the toe.”Worn and old, just like Viv,” he’d say when Frankie made fun...

Yes. Reyn is our resident horse master. He has an excellent seat.”I grinned. “I’ve noticed.”Reyn’s face tightened and Nell flushed, looking embarrassed. “It’s an equestrian term.””Really? I thought you were talking about his ass.

Trust me, Annwyl, that will be a pleasure.

He slouches,’ DeeDee contributes.’True–he needs to work on his posture,’ Thelma says.’You guys,’ I say.’I’m serious,’ Thelma says. ‘What if you get married? Don’t you want to go to fancy dinners with him and be...

Have you never known a cruel wind? What an easy, balmy, tropical life you must have! I never tease, madam! I coax, I beguile, I stomp, I throw tantrums, and for certain, I freeze —...

It was a good thing I recognized you or I might have had a lovely meal of you with some parsley. And potatoes.

You lie!

Teasing is very often a sign of inner misery.