“In wondered in avenging was being used as an adjective or a verb.”

“What is an adjective? Nouns name the world. Verbs activate the names. Adjectives come from somewhere else. The word adjective (epitheton in Greek) is itself an adjective meaning 'placed on top', 'added', 'appended', 'foreign'. Adjectives seem fairly innocent additions, but look again. These small imported mechanisms are in charge of attaching everything in the world to its place in particularity. They are the latches of being.”

“Nouns and verbs are the guts of the language. Beware of covering up with adjectives and adverbs.”

“Maybe he could get used to this ‘being a superhero’ thing. The Ginger Avenger.”

“They've a temper, some of them--particularly verbs: they're the proudest--adjectives you can do anything with, but not verbs--however I can manage the whole lot of them!”

“I do so like all-encompassing words. Verb, adjective, noun. Yes, you are shitted.”