“You retain the Ki. Whether or not you become a warrior is for you to discover.”

“Do you mind?” she asked.“Mind what?”“While you were looking in the mirror I couldn’t help myself and I began fantasizing about you. And I figured if I was going to continue to fantasize about you, the only polite thing to do was to ask your permission. So now I’m doing the polite thing again and asking, ‘do you mind?’”“No, Nina. I don’t mind at all.”Then she leaned down and kissed him.”

“Oh, I apologize, Padre. I said ‘you will see.’ I forgot that you can’t, in fact, see. So I apologize, but only for the slip of the tongue. Because you and I both know your infliction is something for which the Landlord alone is responsible.”

“But I want to assure you, if it’s your last day on earth, even after 2,000 years, I strongly suggest you go for the Versace leaf halter dress.”

“Answer me immediately or I'll start cutting away everything that's pretty on you...and then put it back.”

“Oh God,” Jenna said, “will you shut up and kiss me before I change my mind?”

“Imagining you are going to die is all part of that third brain… the neo-cortex. That’s where the Landlord really screwed up.”