“I think I should be in mourning. Many brain cells were lost in the creation of that orgasm."Trixie chuckled. "I appreciate their sacrifice.”

“Fan-fucking-tastic. Not only were Jo and Trixie in danger from this master vampire, but Trixie's beleif in my prickishness was fading fast.Priorities. I need to focus on getting Jo free of Chester permanently while protecting Trixie from any backlash from the master vampire. I could always prove to her later that I was a dick.”

“Finding is losing something else.I think about, perhaps even mourn,what I lost to find this”

“I should like to know what sacrifices they make. I think it's the children who make the sacrifices. When I want to eat gooseberries and am not allowed to, the sacrifice is _mine_ not _Mother's_.”

“I don't mourn the loss of my childhood; I mourn because everything, including (my) childhood, is lost.”

“I kill a sofa for you and you go and sit in a chair?” Skulduggery asked. “I don’t think you appreciate the sacrifice that has been made for you.”