“Oh my, Bryce Elliot Williams! Change back right this instance! You’re going to ruin the floors!”-Amy”

“Amy Elliot Dunne is like a yeti - coveted and folkloric - ...”

“A smile spread across Amy’s face. “Bryce Elliot did you make breakfast for yourself and Sophie?”“Maybe,” he said softly and with more volume, “You’ll never get me to tell!”

“Dan's skin was beginning to lose color. "Oh, har-har. A library, right? Just to make me crazy. 'Cause there's no reason we would go to a library. Right? I mean, we don't need to research Peoria, do we?"Amy began heading for the building. "Not Peoria. Something else.""Not funny, Amy!" Dan called as she pushed open the heavy brass doors. "Amy...Amy?”

“You’re going back?” asked Bod. Things that had been immutable were changing. “You’re really leaving? But. You’re my guardian.” “I was you’re guardian. But you are old enough to guard yourself. I have other things to protect.”

“Bryce looked at his mom, “I’m sick of talking to this old coot. Hit me with another present.”She tossed him one, hard. It hit him in the chest. He mock glared at his mom. “You said hit me,” she smiled.-Bryce and Amy”