“Pritkin and Mircea mixed like oil and water, only not so well.”
“Love and magic are like oil and water--they just don't mix.”
“And oil's not supposed to mix with water. But then someone invented mayonnaise, and wham - instant mixing.”
“This isn't sex."I blinked. "Oh. Then what is it?""An emergency!"I started to argue and then thought twice about it. Considering what Mircea would do to Pritkin if he ever found out about this...Yeah. Emergency sounded good.”
“Watching them was like watching water and oil do the impossible.”
“Running the house like a well-oiled machine even when she was not there. Running it so well that all anyone noticed was the rare screw-up.”