“I mean to say, really, I am near to developing a neurosis - is there anyone around who doesn't want to study or kill me?"Floote raised a tentative hand."Ah, yes, thank you, Floote.""There is also M...”

“Just because history says it isn't possible doesn't mean that there aren't exceptions.”

“Having delivered the expected daily miracle, Floote stood in his usual stance and warily watched the Templars work.”

“It had taken her a good deal of time before she believed that she was worth all that fierce affection he lavished upon her. To have it stolen away unjustly was that much more cruel.”

“His eyes are peculiar. There is nothing in them, like an eclair without the cream filling. It's wrong, lack of cream.”

“Most girls recently out of finishing school are like souffls: puffed up, not very substantial inside, and prone to collapsing at the slightest provocation.”

“How ghastly for her, people actually thinking, with their brains, and right next door. Oh, the travesty of it all.”

“Just because history says it isn't possible doesn't mean that there aren't exceptions.”

“The Earl of Woolsey was indeed completely nude. He did not seem particularly perturbed by this fact, but Miss Tarabotti felt the sudden need to close her eyes tight and think about asparagus or som...”

“I knew that sunny citrus helped put things in focus, sharpened the memory, just like a squeeze of lemon juice could sharpen and clarify the taste of sweet fruit. I was also well aware that too much...”

“Which one of them would make you the most sad if you had to live your life without him?”