“Magnus, you were trying to flirt with your own plate.""I'm a very open-minded sort of fellow!”

“Is that what this is about? You think I'm sleeping with Taryn?""Of course I do! I'm sure it's no secret !""Why do you say that?""Well, first of all she's gorgeous and--""You're gorgeous.""And she flirts very openly with you.""I wish you'd flirt very openly with me.”

“Well, first of all she’s gorgeous and—”“You’re gorgeous,” he says softly.My stomach flips over, but I continue. “And she flirts very openly with you.”“I wish you would flirt very openly with me.”

“No, indeed, 'pig' is very expressive. And an excellent description of a fellow who flirts with his brother's beloved.”

“She was a very good cook and also believed that color combinations of the food on your plate were important: "It isn't very interesting to eat a plate full of white, therefore it can't be very good for you either.”

“I'm merely trying to give you the sort of argument that would appeal to your intelligence.”