Now that’s true poetic irony. I rush into battle to defend the fair name of Rose Larkin, and what does she do but fetch Robert to stop me.

Blast Cecil!” said Eldric. “You have my permission,” I said.

Boxing’s not that straightforward,” said Eldric. “You can practice and practice, but the real experience will always be different. Lots of things are like that, actually.

Meaning. If you're going to die, you want to find meaning in life. You want to connect the dots.

I was asking about lust, wasnʼt I? I was fairly certain of it. But isnʼt love supposed to come before lust? It does in the dictionary.

My own mask stayed just where it ought. I’ve had lots of practice.

People think me a sort of Florence Nightingale, but I have no heroic qualities. I simply don’t feel very much.