That is a noble idea, though I think it far to generous," Jupiter said. "Once a decade should be sufficient." "I would rather be too generous than not in such cases." "As you wish." [One day, Atticus was amazed to discover that when Jupiter said, "As you wish," what he really meant was "I love you."]

He was a god of rock. He nearly solved all the world's problems with nothing but power chords and anguished cries into a microphone.

What do you know? She liked to be told she was scary. Kinky.

Monty Python is like catnip for nerds. Once you get them started quoting it, they are constitutionally incapable of feeling depressed.

Not everyone can be bribed with meat, Oberon." "They Can't? Oh! you mean they're vegetarian." "No, they eat meat. It just doesn't sway their decision making process." "Well that... that's just wrong, Atticus!Are they Monsters? It's like they have no moral center!

She switched from ecstasy to embarrassment at about Mach five.

If I waved that in front of a museum curator, he'd promptly lose control of his salivary glands.