“When we come face-to-face with one down a dark alley, we’re going to be having a shufti to see if it’s solid, aren’t we, we’re not going to be asking, ‘Excuse me, are you the imprint of a departed soul?”

“I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you’re an idiot.”

“So–what’s it like, being a vampire?””Aline!” Isabelle looked appalled. “You can’t just go around asking people what’s it like to be a vampire!””I don’t see why,” Aline said. “He hasn’t been a vampire that long, has he? So he must still remember what it was like being a person.” She turned back to Simon. “Does blood taste like blood to you? Or does it taste like something else now, like orange juice or something? Because I would think the taste of blood would-“”It tastes like chicken,” Simon said, just to shut her up.”Really?” Aline looked astonished.”He’s making fun of you, Aline,” said Sebastain”

“Photons have mass? I didn’t even know they were Catholic.”

“Freddie experienced the sort of abysmal soul-sadness which afflicts one of Tolstoy’s Russian peasants when, after putting in a heavy day’s work strangling his father, beating his wife, and dropping the baby into the city’s reservoir, he turns to the cupboards, only to find the vodka bottle empty.”

“My fore-parts, as you so ineloquently put it, have names.”I pointed to my right breast. “This is Danger.” Then my left. “And this is Will Robinson. I would appreciate it if you addressed them accordingly.” After a long pause in which he took the time to blink several times, he asked, “You named your breasts?”I turned my back to him with a shrug. “I named my ovaries, too, but they don’t get out as much.”

“I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I’m in a cabinet meeting.”

“Just move to the Internet, its great here. We get to live inside where the weather is always awesome.”

“Just remember, when you’re over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.”

“Right,” she said, “We’re going to the Land of the Dead and I shouldn’t think negative.”

“When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.”

“Everyone thinks you’ve been kidnapped,” he said. “We’ve been scouring the ship. When Coach Hedge finds out- oh, gods, you’ve been here all night?””Frank!” Annabeth’s ears were as red as strawberries. “We just came down here to talk. We fell asleep. Accidentally. That’s it.””Kissed a couple of times,” Percy said.Annabeth glared at him. “Not helping!”

“On Wednesday, when the sky is blue,and I have nothing else to do,I sometimes wonder if it’s true That who is what and what is who.” – Winnie-the-Pooh”

“Well, that’s an evil smile…”

“You fuck – you ate my cat!”