Am I going to be able to provide a real home for her, man? An education? A real life? What's her college application going to look like: 'Raised on Spooky Island by wizard with GED, please help'?

Uh, the Council," I said. "Big shock, they aren't helping." Murphy looked like she might be asleep, but she snorted. "So we're on our own." Yeah." Good. It's more familiar.

Got to die of something," Giraldi observed. "Might as well put back a few pints while you wait to see what it is.

I know how you feel," I said. "You run into something you totally don't get, and it's scary as hell. But once you learn something about it, it gets easier to handle. Knowledge counters fear. It always has.

The movie of my life must be really low budget.

I think that men ought to treat women like something other than weaker men with breasts.

Your face looks like a sack of purple potatoes