On the plus side, if he ever had to fight through a roomful of adolescent girls, he only needed to blink (his velvet brown eyes framed in embarassingly long lashes) a few times, and they would all faint.

My ego doesn't need soothing. I don't want him soothing anything of mine, including you.

If a cultural reference flies over a man's head, does it make a sound if nobody else gets it.

My investigative technique mostly consisted of going through the list of interested parties and making as much noise as possible, until the culprit lost his patience and tried to shut me up.

There are only two things that can screw this up for us: you and me." "Then we're doomed for sure.

Wanna spot me?" "No thanks. How about I just scream verbal encouragements at you?

Now Julie could stay here, in the Keep full of homicidal maniacs who grew teeth the size of switchblades and erupted into a violent frenzy when threatened.