“One corpse, extra crispy! Do I hear a thousand dollars? ”

“He won’t last long, akri. Thanatos is barbecue. And I like my barbecue. Just tell me how you want him, akri, normal recipe or extra crispy. I’m partial to extra crispy myself. They crunch louder when deep-fried. Reminds me, I need some bread crumbs. (Simi)”

“Ten thousand dollars." I hear Lily's gasp of disbelief behind me.Oh fuck."Fifteen"Twenty," counters Christian quietly.Twenty-five," the stranger says."One hundred thousand dollars," he says his voice ringing clear and loud through the marquee."What the fuck?" Lily hisses audibly behind me, and a general gasp of dismay and amusement ripple through the crowd.”

“The one voice I would hear even in death. A rotting corpse in the ground, I would sit up and take notice.”

“If Apollo caught sight of him outside or near a window during the light of day, Talon would be nothing more than a strip of fried bacon on the sidewalk. Extra-crispy Celt didn’t appeal to him in the least.’ (Talon)”

“I know, but it's just one night and I really think it's silly to spend thousands of dollars on a dress you only wear once.”