“Hey, Dad, you’ve got to taste what we just did. It’s actually good. (Omari)That is good. What did you two do? (Devyn)No idea. We just added spices until it didn’t suck anymore. (Omari)”

“What if there is no dirt on Merjack?Oh, I can answer this one. (Omari raised his hand like he was in a classroom, then dropped it to his side.) We all die. (Omari)I just love teenage angst. By the way, chip, there are worse things in life than dying. (Nero)Like what? (Omari)Living as a slave. (Alix)”

“I’m not dead yet. It’s all good. (Omari)Good. That whole spontaneous combustion thing can be a real buzzkill. Ruins your clothes, too. (Nero)”

“I agree, Dad. I was just explaining to the woman why we don’t look anything alike and why you would have been younger than me when I was born. It doesn’t mean I don’t love you ‘cause you know I do. Make one snotty comment in anger when you’re twelve years old going through puberty and getting grounded, and you pay for it for the rest of your life. Parents ain’t got no sense of humor. (Omari)”

“Sway says you’ve been taking really good care of him for me. (Claria)Well, his mom did a great job housebreaking him, so he doesn’t require too much work. Not to mention Vik doesn’t mind walking him once a day. It’s all good. (Devyn)You’re such a smartass. (Claria)”

“Shut up. What did you ask me, anyway?” – Sundown“Really? Good thing I didn’t tell you to duck a bomb.” – Sasha”

“Have you any idea of what you’ve unleashed? (Hades)Cruelty, pestilence, wrath, violence, ultimate suffering…what other gifts did the gods bestow on him?”