“...(roses) each one shivering with cool silver light.”

“The sun rose, the moon saturated the night sky with its silver light and the stars blazed, indifferent to the events happening below them.”

“Don't say anything. Just act cool," I whispered.Mavkel started to shiver."Like this?" it asked."No, I mean act calm."Mavkel stopped shivering.”

“Her toes were pure glass. Smooth, clear, shining glass. Glinting crescents of light edged each toenail and each crease between the joints of each digit. Seen through her toes, the silver spots on the bed sheet diffused into metallic vapours.”

“There is no such thing as cool--follow your enthusiasms honestly. The few records you ever bought to impress stay in their sleeves...Except for the Stone Roses' first one Ooooh lovely.”

“Hot can be cool cool can be hot each can be both. But hot or cool man Jazz is Jazz”