“Steal from the best, and call it research!”

“Are you sure this is a good idea?' whispered the unicorn.'No,' said Rupert. 'But it's our best chance to find a dragon.''Frankly, that doesn't strike me as such a hot idea either,' muttered the unicorn.”

“Who ... what are they?" "My pride and glory," Alex said fondly. "Betty and Lucy Coltrane. Best damned bouncers in the business. Though of course I'd never tell them that. Fiercer than pit bulls and cheaper to run. Married to each other. They had a dog once, but they ate it.”

“Alexandra was tall and blond, with a balcony you could do Shakespeare from.”

“No damned thing from the vasty deeps is going to get the better of me in my own home.”

“This isn't Hell, it's the Nightside. Thought sometime you can see Hell from here.”

“I’m exempt from anything I damned will feel like on the grounds that I’ll kick anyone’s ass who says otherwise.”