“PROS: things that make it look like I could be....5. K'Vruck poked at me mentally, then said, "Ah, there you are." (WTF????)”

“The kind of humor I like is the thing that makes me laugh for 5 seconds and think for 10 minutes.”

“Both things have pros, and both have cons, but I think the pros and cons equal out leaving me unequal to the task of choosing.”

“So," Simon said. "Looks like you and Derek are getting along again. What happened? Did he give you the look?""Look?""You know. The one that makes him look like a whipped puppy, and makes you feel like a jerk for doing the whipping.""Ah, that one. So it works on you, too?"He snorted. "It even works on Dad. We give in, we tell him it's okay, and the next thing you know, he's chewing up slippers again."I laughed.”

“Ah! I have talked quite enough for today," said Lord Henry, smiling. "All I want now is to look at life. You may come and look at it with me, if you care to.”

“all he’s done since then is poke me with his pen.” “Probably because he wants to poke you with something else,” she said dryly. My eyes bugged. “I can’t believe you said that.”