“He's dead now and by dead I mean dating a stripper.”

“Those who have no sense of posterity or any concern for future generations are the ones who are really dead. I mean, they are dead right now. Walking zombies.”

“You are a vampire. That's big news in my world. I don't generally date the living dead.What sort of dead do you usually date?”

“Consider me your candy stripper... I mean striper.”

“Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.”

“He could feel the strong, steady beat of Isabelle's heart.'I thought you were dead,' she went on. 'I saw you fall down, and--I thought you were dead.'Simon let her hold him, propping himself up on his hands. He realized that he was listing like a ship with a hole in its side, and tried not to move. He was afraid that if he did, he would fall over. 'I am dead.''I know,' Izzy snapped. I mean more dead than usual.”