Not a creature was stirring, not even an elf.

A piece of happiness should never be taken as due.

Anyone got X-ray visión?I asked, trying to smile. Where is Superman when you need him?

You just don't want a vampire pissed off at you.

You might have been paid back enough to suit you" I said, "but I don't know if you've been paid back enough to suit me.

I knew, as sure as I knew my name, that tomorrow he would send me another coat, in a big fancy box, with a big bow on it. It would be the right size, it would be a top brand, and it would be warm. ............... It was cranberry red, with a removable liner, a detachable hood, and tortoiseshell buttons.

Of course I am grateful, and I'm sure you are, as you put it, a special vintage," Bill said politely, "But I have my own wine cellar.