“Never was there any one so beautiful as [he]... The wolves did not ravage, the frost winds did not bite...”
“The frost performs its secret ministry,Unhelped by any wind.”
“Badgers swarm out of the sand;Talk and walk, don't run or stand.Pritaries bite and bite again;Kick and shout and run like wind."Payne checked the small clock again. "Aye," he cut in. "Black Wolf never did get that last verse right. What she should have said was, 'Pritaries like to bite your ass; best to run away real fast.”
“Werewolves did not consider wolves one of their own; in fact, wolves were inferior. They were hunters, strong and ravenous like them, but they weren't as big or as intelligent.”
“The worst part was he never did get any of that damned apple pie.”
“Sane people did what their neighbors did, so that if any lunatics were at large, one might know and avoid them.”