It could have been like a fairy tale. But fairy tales aren't real. Things don't work like that. There's a price for everything.

Writing is one of the few careers for which you essentially train yourself, the other two major ones being juggling and pickpocketing.

I realize Jubilee is a bit of a stripper name. You probably think I have heard the call of the pole.

We Deveauxs preferred to talk you to death, rather than face you in physical combat.

You can never visit the same place twice. Each time, it's a different story. By the very act of coming back, you wipe out what came before.

Although it was very cold, he wore no coat. I think some English people think coats are for the weak.

Just then, my phone started ringing. The ring must have been damaged by the water as well, so now it had a high, keening note - kind of the sound I imagine a mermaid might make if you punched her in the face.