He is clearly bookish. I did not follow a single word of their conversation at dinner last night, not one jot of it. He must be bookish.

No, Lord Maccon was riproaring, tumble down, without a doubt, pickled beyond the gherkin.

I Preserve the nonviable embryo in formaldehyde for future study. Lord Maccon has been drinking my samples. When confronted, he admitted to be enjoying both the refreshing beverage and the 'crunchy pickled snack' as well. I was not pleased" (Professor Lyall to Madame Lefoux)

Steampunk is...the love child of Hot Topic and a BBC costume drama

Tunstell, this is your Alpha speaking. Do as I tell you. You must regurgitate now. Regurgitation is an involuntary action. You cannot simply order me to do it,” replied Tunstell in a small voice. “I most certainly can. Besides which, you are an actor.” Tunstell grimaced. “I’ve never had cause to vomit onstage.

...you have been fraternizing with warewolves overmuch! Military men can be terribly bad for one's verbal concatenation!

Captain Niall, having apparently resigned himself to losing his quarry, was savaging her horsehair petticoat into teeny, tiny shreds. "Really, what did my poor petticoat do to offend?