Leave Dad alone" I told Aislinn. "His Britishness is sort-circuiting.

Whoa, I'm your girlfriend now?" Archer shrugged. "We've tried to kill each other, fought ghouls, and kissed a lot. I'm pretty sure we're married in some cultures.

Um...Mercer? Haven't seen you in nearly a month. I was expecting something like, 'Oh Cross, love of my heart, fire of my loins, how I've longed--

Jackass, jackass on the wall, where's the info on Hex Hall?

Yeah, I was thinking about taking one of those showers where you huddle in the corner fully clothed and cry, " Archer offered.

I'm not sure whether you're confident or delusional, but thanks anyway.

The spell...curled around...like smoke before settling in.Sophie: "Okay, do you guys feel protected?"Archer: "Yes. Also a little violated, but that's neither here nor there.

We're going to the Underworld, " Izzy said. She bounced a little as she said it, her eyes bright and her tone implying that "the Underworld" was akin to "Candy Land.

It’ll make you feel better.” "By making me dead?” I asked. “I mean, I’m sure that would make my headache go away, but that’s a heck of a side effect.

Mom smiled and brushed my hair away from my face. “You can call yourself whatever youwant.”“Okay. Sophie Awesome Sparkle-Princess it is.

Okay, fine. But just so you know, following me into hell means you're all definitely the sidekicks.

Corporate irony

Dangerously close to having to work for a living.

A technically perfect photograph can be the world's most boring picture.

Go up close to your friend, but do not go over to him! We should also respect the enemy in our friend.

My mother was a personal friend of God's. They had ongoing conversations.

I've been practicing modalities of Eastern philosophy since about 1972. What I've learned through my meditation is a sense of equanimity, a sense of all things being equal.

I think that you can disagree with people and debate over their positions with issues without engaging in the politics of personal destruction.

My life flies away like a dream: Why should I stay behind?

There is a guilty pleasure in being rude and knowing that it's acting rather than you. But you get the same release as if you were being rude in life.

Do not always assume the other fellow has intelligence equal to yours. He may have more.