"There were clouds like sharks with open jaws in the sky that morning."

"Let us prove to the world that superstition is idiocy and all the demons are dust."

"“Sometimes, Skorous,” Draco said, “you are a fool.” “Sometimes I am not alone in that.”"

"“I can’t guess,” said Olvia, “why he accepted my invitation. If I had realized he would, I would never have sent it.”"

"Ceedres was her god. To be happy, she must worship him, and let him destroy her, and take pleasure in it."

"It was idiotic to be superstitious."

"Like many a longed-for gift, it was, in possession, unwelcome."

"“What’s Hell?” inquired Wild-Eye. “You should visit before you pass judgement on a place. And have you never heard it…"

"Sometimes the communications between these two partners are so complex, and have so many permutations, that I can't f…"

"“Is it the regency you want, or me?” “The regency. You, sweetheart, are the worthless dross that comes with it.”"