“Not bein' right isn't always somebody's fault. Sometimes it's just a fact, like the cards you pull.”

“A vegetarian? Are you insane? That's worse than bein' a quarter demon!”

“Mamma was just pulling your tail to see if it squeaked.”

“And it's not my fault that I have a penchant for good breeding, reasonable intelligence, and passable personal hygiene, not necessarily in that order.”

“I could see Sulla showing her the Cards of Providence, the cards that would one day form the spread that showed her my death.”

“I hoped that she knew the truth--that it wasn't her fault, or my fault, or even his fault. No matter how many times I wanted to believe it was. This was my life, and this is how it was ending.”

“I needed to know what thread to pull. I needed to be the one who knew the right direction. She couldn't see her way clear of where she was right now, so it had to be me.”