“You see, I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking, which is, if you ask for it, then I have to let you have it.”

“You have to stop crying, and you have to go kick some ass.”

“And does Alan have a last name?" I asked."Probably," said Curtis, "but we have a 'if you have to ask, you don't need to know because I don't want to friend you on Facebook' policy.”

“I had a good teacher.""Better not have been Myrnin or I'll have to kick his predatory ass.""I mean you, dummy.”

“I have an old hat which is not worth three francs, I have a coat which lacks buttons in front, my shirt is all ragged, my elbows are torn, my boots let in the water; for the last six weeks I have not thought about it, and I have not told you about it. You only see me at night, and you give me your love; if you were to see me in the daytime, you would give me a sou!”

“How'd you get to be so good at this?""I had a good teacher.""Better not have been Myrnin or I'll have to kick his predatory ass.""I mean you, dummy.""Oh.”