I’d been declared—over my loud and sustained protests—Pythia, the chief seer of the supernatural world.

I don’t know. Just pick one.” “Well, there’s a lot of choice. I mean, you got your flavored, your ridged, your pre-lubed, your thin, your super-ultra-thin, your super-ultra-thin-pre-lubed, your…Huh.” “Huh what?” “Would you look at this?” he asked, examining a small box. “It says it glows in the dark.

No they called it the Codex Merlini because it was written by a guy named Ralph.

Louis-Cesare. It's good to finally have you in hand.

And then I got to my feet and stumbled toward the door again. And got halfway there before I realized I was naked. Of course I am, I thought angrily, and went back to the bed for a sheet. God forbid I actually wake up dressed anymore.

You know, I've lived a long time," he told me, massaging my calf more firmly now. "And I met a lot of people. But I ain't never met a woman made me want to beat her to death as often as you.

Thank you, Captain Obvious." "I'm on the Senate," he reminded me. "It's Lord Obvious.