"“A lot of things seem to be happening, all at once,” I told Chester. “Enemy action,” he replied. “Huh?” “That’s what …"

"I am not in the habit of letting someone else decide what I can and cannot do."

"“Well, what that means is that it doesn’t happen very often. Now it’s happened to one small group of people—us—twice …"

"The trains take us anywhere we want on earth. They’re very fast and dependable. If I remember from history we tried p…"

"“A curious mixture, you,” I said, pulling her firmly toward me over the bowl of cement and commencing a lengthy kiss …"

"“How are you on the high wire?” “Wire walking? It’s simple. Any child of ten can do it—with about fourteen years prac…"

"I don’t like eating in the dark. Dimly lit restaurants always make me think they’re trying to hide the food."

"An amphibophile is the sort of girl who goes around kissing princes in the hope that one of them will turn into a frog."

"They were a well-behaved group, too; getting in trouble often enough so there could be no doubt about their masculini…"

"“You’re from Liverpool, of course,” He was very proud of his ability to place different accents. “No,” Sylvia told hi…"