“Vanity, thy name is vampire.”

“Likest thou jelly within thy doughnut?”

“I still can't believe," Michael said, sotto voce, "that you came to the Vampires' Masquerade Ball dressed as a vampire.”

“I got the sneaking suspicion that the vampire was a couple of Peeps short of an Easter basket.”

“Likest thou jelly within thy doughnut?""Nay, but prithee, with sprinkles 'pon it instead, I said solemnly, and frosting of white.”

“I'd made the vampire cry. Great. I felt like a real superhero. Harry Dresden, breaker of monsters' hearts.”

“Black Court vampires. I just shortened it some."Ebenezar tsked. "Blampires. That's the problem with you young people. Shortening all the words.”