I stopped the blade two inches before it touched Andrea’s neck. Because she was my best friend, and sticking knives into your best friend’s windpipe was generally considered to be a social faux pas.

I glanced at Derek. The boy wonder didn't melt into a pile of goo, although his gaze was glued to Rowena's chest. Avoiding eye contact. Good strategy.

If you don't explain it all to me, I might strangle somebody." Of course, Raphael might like that.

You’re the most experienced investigator I’ve got who’s not tied up in something, and I can’t ask the Consort to look look into it, because A) she and Curran are working on something else and B) when the Consort gets involved, half of the world blows up.

The rabbis paled. I’d managed to terrify holy men. Maybe I could beat up a nun for an encore.

Lyc-V is a jealous virus. It exterminates all other invaders with extreme prejudice.

And then what?" "I'll burn that bridge when I cross it.