Now, now.” I placed a hand on his back. “Jealousy colors you black, Geoff. If you wanted to be a pretty princess too, I would have bought you a crown. I’ll be back soon.

Geoff’s arm emanated with a solid warmth I longed for after our days aboard S.S. British-Craphole.

May as well have ox blood running through those veins, ” I added, “You’re as stubborn as one.

He might have perfect form and better swordsmanship, but I had one thing on my side that stacked the deck in my favor. I was absolutely crazy.

They shot one of ours.” The lines deepened around his grey eyes. “I’d waste the whole army for spilling a drop of my crew’s blood.

So this is how the merchant ship won’t follow us, ” I mumbled, “They aren’t insane enough to join the party.

The last thing I remembered was joining the crew in a rendition of “Take to the Sky, ” but the rest of the time blurred after I drank absinthe with the Captain.

Luckily, common sense had never been a strong suit of mine and my feet moved faster than my brain.

This book is visceral like how your small intestine is visceral

Wars and rumours of wars.

You're the oddest person I've ever met, you couldn't get rid of me if you tried.

Well germ warfare of course exists. There have been on a small scale... There have been, of course, a few people who got killed with anthrax right here in Princeton.

Images are really powerful. People fall in love with images, and as a way of falling in love with someone because they're like an image.

Luckily, no one I've ever been in love with has needed me to save their life!

Question: What is the white stuff in bird poop? Answer: That is bird poop, too.

Brisk Confidence still best with woman copes: Pique her and soothe in turn-soon Passion crowns thy hopes.

Women were also urged to work on a mysterious quality called 'fascination.' Coming of age in the 1920's was a competitive business.

It is a contradiction to support increased development assistance, yet turn a blind eye to actions by multinationals anothers that undermine the tax base of a developing country.