For Colin Firth: You're a really great guy, but I'm married, so I think we should just be friends.

Razo knew he was best at nothing, except maybe cramming two cherries into a single nostril.

But when she turned her back to the lights, she saw that the night was so dark...She could not see the stars. The world felt as high as the depthless night sky and deeper than she could know. She understood, suddenly and keenly, that she was too small to run away, and she sat on the damp ground and cried.

Her smile was peculiar - it made her nose wrinkle, not as though she smelled something unpleasant, but more that she was so amused, her whole face wanted to be a part of the smile.

He smiled in a way that made me want to kiss him right on the spot. Or the lips. Whichever was closer.

. . . as long as there are movement and harmony, there are words.

The army slew a thousand and showed little pity The king ordered fealty from the conquered city The prince charmed its people with words wise and witty And the queen sat on a couch, looking very pretty