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

Money talks and walks, but it does not bark.

She has teeth like stars and hair like sheep fuzz

Lord Raoul asked me to tell you that if you get yourself killed, he will never speak to you again.

She's all over us like maggots on garbage, just because I interfered with one pickpocket yesterday.

I wish you would thrash him. He deserves it." She looked back at him. "I will one day, sir. I'm getting tired of falling down.

I was stark raving mad, and my family was too polite to mention it. That's what living with the Yamanis does to people. They get so well-mannered they won't mention you're crazy.