“Well,' said Ransom, 'if it is a delusion, it's a pretty stubborn one.”

“It's a penis,' Grandma said. 'Stephanie got it in the mail. It's a pretty good one too.”

“If you're going to have delusions, you might as well go for the really satisfying ones.”

“It might have driven me mad; but I was always a pretty stubborn one, so I just held on and bided my time.”

“He has a fascination with mortals.Raphael had said that to her before she'd woken with wings of midnight and dawn."Why are you starting at me, Ellie?" Illium said without taking his eyes from the blade dancing around his fingers.The words were instinctive, something she might as easily have said to rib Ransom. "You're so pretty, it's difficult to resist."A flashing grin, a hint of that aristocratic English accent in his response. "It's hard to be me, it's true.”

“Get back in my cot, girl," said Gilsa. "You're sickly."No, I'm not," said Ani.Oh, no? Well, maybe stubbornness is a sickness, did you ever think of that?”