“Maybe he could get used to this ‘being a superhero’ thing. The Ginger Avenger.”

“In the world of the superheroes, everything had value, potential, mystery. Any person, thing, or object could be drafted into service in the struggle against darkness and evil - remade as a weapon or a warrior or a superhero. Even a little bee named Michael - after God's own avenging angel - could pitch in to win the battle against wickedness.”

“In wondered in avenging was being used as an adjective or a verb.”

“Ammu said that human beings were creatures of habit, and it was amazing the kind of things one could get used to.”

“And he wonders if maybe Nina is right; if a superhero is nothing but an ordinary person who believes that she cannot fail.”

“There are worse things than being robbed..." I could smell the sick old-meat stench on his breath, like he really had eaten my grandmother. "...worse things than dyin' even. You be a good boy, Little Red, and maybe you'll get to live awhile. Maybe you'll get to die in your own natural time.”