“I will tell a thrilling tale of intrigue,” said Queen Noor. “So thrilling that you might think yourself to be in the presence of a fine, traveling storyteller.”
“I have no time to explain now. It is a thrilling tale, I wish to do it justice.”
“I am not a storyteller . . . not like the others. I only have one tale to tell.”
“You Just scared me half to death," I said."You should be thrilled you're halfway there.”
“I get no kick from champagne. Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all. So, tell me why should it be true, that I get a kick out of you?”
“I think of the thrill of an intelligent woman talking just to me.”