Raoul: Age and treachery! Neal: Youth and skill!

I've written short stories in first person, but you have so much more control writing in third person. Third person, you know what everybody's thinking. First person is very limiting, and I could never sustain a first person novel before.

Books are still the main yardstick by which I measure true wealth.

A friend had commented once that Neal had a gift for making someone want to punch him just for saying hello.

You look as scary as a buttered muffin.

Sadly for my wedding plans, I learned that Nestor is a bardash. I envy the men who enjoy his favors. He has always treated me with friendship which I now value more than my old romantic feelings.

Goodwin scowled at her cup. "With all due respect, my lord, I hate it when you make sense.