“A girl could never have too much jewelry or too much weaponry.”

“You can never have too much coffee”, I saidHe turned and smiled at me. “You think so, but the rest of us get a little OD’ed on your level of caffeine.”

“Death, jewelry, or magic; it sounded like Valentine's Day.”

“I could probably have made the head shot from the railing, but with an unfamiliar gun, it was too risky. I didn't want to accidentally shoot the woman in the head. Killing the hostage is always frowned upon.”

“I’d have much rather gotten dragged into someone else’s fight than face what was waiting for me. Other people’s emotional pain, no matter how painful, is so much less painful than your own.”

“But I was naturally suspicious; it comes from working too closely with the police for too long. Cynicism is so contagious.”

“I should not have to flirt with someone while I'm trying to threaten someone else with a gun; it was too hard to do both.”