“You're a bum-rag covered in clart!”

“And a special thanks for not burning up the whole ship. Including yourself, you daft bum-rag.”

“Face it, Tally-wa, you're special”

“Frighteningly Beautiful, Dangerously Strong, Breathtakingly Fast.Face it Tally-wa you're special...”

“There was a species of middle pretty who smiled at everything: happy smile, disappointed smile, you're-in-trouble smile.”

“Doing what you're supposed to do is always boring. I can't imagine anything worse than being required to have fun.”

“Fifteen!" Dess's distant cry reached him. "Where the hell are you, Rex? Ten. You're-an-idiot-nine, get-back-here-eight, you-dimwit-seven...”