I shall have one, too," he told her. "So that you don't feel alone." She tried not to smile. "That is most generous of you." "I am quite certain it is my gentlemanly duty." "To eat cake?" "It is one of the more appealing of my gentlemanly duties," he allowed.

It's only through sheer force and luck that she's yet to take over the world.

In three days," he continued, "I will be your husband. I will take a solemn vow to protect you until death do us part. Do you understand what that means?" "You'll save me from marauding minotaurs?

Raw toast," Lucas said grimly, shaking his head. "It goes against the very nature of man.

To say that men can be bullheaded would be insulting to the bull.

I can imagine no greater bliss than to lie about, reading novels all day.

I was told once that the most important part of a fight is making sure your opponent looks worse than you do when you’re through.