If this were the fifties, she’d be checking Sam’s collars for lipstick stains. (Did people do that anymore? Why did women kiss collars, anyway? Besides, Sam almost always wore T-shirts.)

As it was, I couldn't escape the feeling that I was out of my element. I found myself thinking of a book I'd left half-read at home and wishing I'd stuck it in my purse so I could pull it out now.

I wish," I said. "I could save orgasms in a jar for when I need them, because I think I have a few extra.

You won't find a vampire in a Ford Fiesta

If this was The Lord of the Rings and I had a smart British voice like Cate Blanchett, I could tell you the background of the events of that fall in a really suspenseful way. And you’d be straining to hear the rest.

Silver, gold - I don't discriminate! I like sparkly things.

People are really interested in the concept of eternal youth in this plastic-surgery culture.