“She's got no charisma of any kind [but] I can imagine her being mildly useful to a low-rank porn director.”

“Leadership is a word people use to reconcile any kind of charisma that was impossible to otherwise explain.”

“She wasn't used to being the kind of woman whose house had a study. It sounded to her like she lived on the damned Clue board.”

“The vampire could woo any woman with his charisma and his charm, but he only wishes to romance her.. for eternity.”

“Her smile fades. "I cant use any of it.""You can use some of it," I say, because I want the smile back and because its true. She can do more than she thinks she can. For some reason, she just wont try. "And I can be your other hand when you need it.”

“You can't imagine the excuses a woman will invent for a man's not telling her that he loves her - pitiable arguments that she would see through at a glance if any other woman used them!”