“That would be delightful,' agreed Flora, thinking how nasty and boring it would be.”

“This world is a funny world indeed,And people are hard to suit.The man who plays the piccolo,Is a bore to the man with the flute.And often to myself I've thought how lovely it would be,If every person I ever met would simply agree with me.But since they won't,I think the way to make the whole world brightIs never to mind what others say,And do what I think is right.”

“Kind? How boring that would be. I aspire to be wicked.”

“Philip. I have never been outside of England. I've never even been to London. Do you know what I would give for your experiences? How could you possibly think you would bore me?" He didn't answer, but there was such a look of delight in his eyes that I had to ask, "Why are you looking at me like that?" "You called me Philip. For the first time.”

“Cormac was completely aware that he was being manipulated, but how he could not see. He reckoned that when he did find out, the surprise would be a nasty one. That was how it usually went.”

“If I had no penis, how would I pee? How would I make love? How would I think?”