Brandon Mull, The Candy Shop War

"And you came back to Lyrian" Galloran said in disbelief."Believe it or not, I came through the same hippopotamus that brought me here the first time. Jumped into the tank on purpose. I wanted to keep others from wasting their time pursuing the Word. And I couldn't ditch Rachel."Galloran smiled. "Truly, you are possessed by that species of madness that begets heroism."

"Not kill us," Pigeon corrected. "She was mainly just trying to turn us into mindless slaves."

"Are you her boyfriend?”... No, I’m her fiancé.” Nate said. We’ve been promised to each other since birth,” Summer added. Our wedding isn’t until March."

"Could you just call me Pigeon?” he asked the teacher when she read his name.“Does your mother call you Pigeon?”“No.”“Then to me you are Paul.”...“Nathan Sutter,” the teacher read.“My mother never calls me Nathan.”“Is it Nate?”“She calls me Honeylips."

"A crossbow?” Pigeon asked. I left my battle-ax in my other jeans,” the man said."