“The Decision...I wiped my hands on my pinaforenow sullied and stainednot crisp or pressedas it had been before...”

“So why is a third of our world battling obesity and spending huge sums to burn off excess calories, while the other two-thirds yearn to get more of them?”

“I looked at him nonplussed. I realized that I have spent so many years being on a diet that the idea that you might actually need calories to survive has been completely wiped out of my consciousne...”

“As it turned out, everyone wanted a doughnut. Jace wanted two.”