Cheeses crusty, got all musty, got damp on the stone of a peach.

It was complicated. I understood it, mostly, but I had to think a little sideways to do it.

Obstreperous, ‘huh,” said Tad. “I see you’ve been using that Big Word of the Day calendar I got you last Christmas.” “That is irrefragable,” I told him solemnly.

He was obviously dead. But since he was a vampire that wasn't as hopless a thing as it might have been.

Adam didn't approve of Wal-Mart.

Sometimes I think I live more closely to the past than the present.

I would slay dragons for you,” he told her. “I suspect that finding an unoccupied bedroom will be easier.