“I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation! ”

“In another life, I would be your girl. Capable of making promises. We would rule the world.”

“What the hell did magic wands have to do with helping girls learn math and science? He'd been good at both. He could have helped them with math and science. Weren't these girls supposed to be building skills? Screw magic wands. He'd have handed out some fucking calculators.”

“...the Baron felt cold inside, certain that even the most careful manipulations would not stand up to the close scrutiny of these demonic auditors.”

“But by accident, not by cunning calculation, books, because of their weight and texture, and because of their sweetly token resistance to manipulation, involve our hands and eyes, and then our minds and souls, in a spiritual adventure I would be very sorry for my grandchildren not to know about.”

“I suppose The Beautiful Woman Who Can Manipulate the World with Her Mind' is too unweildy.”