Did Lovelace's forces find you? Did Jabor break in?" He spoke slowly through clenched teeth. "I went to get a newspaper" This is getting better and better! I shook my head regretfully. "You should leave such a dangerous assignment to people better qualified: next time ask an old granny, or a toddler-

Hey, we've all got problems, chum. I'm overly talkative. You look like a field of buttercups in a suit.

Ambition is all very well, my lad, but you must cloak it.

That's a gesture of endearment in some cultures. Some hug, some kiss, some set each other on fire in small patches of woodland

The important thing about any book is that you have to have a good story and that it has to be exciting. Then it's nice to add other levels underneath that people can pick up on.

Watch where you leave your victims! I stubbed my toe on that.

The mercenary finished his coffee in a single gulp, It must have been piping hot, too. Boy, he was tough.