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"As it 'appens, I am Arthur's right-hand man," said Suzy. "Or left-hand girl, I can't remember where I stood last time. Anyhow, me and Arthur is like two fingers of a gauntlet. Or at least the thumb and the little finger. I mean, I'm his top General, and all. So if I say you're in, you're in."
"Have any sheep been seen walking out of the Library with seagoing adventurers clinging to their wool?"
"Yesterday he had limped, but today there was no part of his feet that didn't hurt, so limping did no good."
"Auntie Wu took special pride in two of her accomplishments--the sons she bore and the flowers she grew. They were equally useless, but the flowers smelled better."
"You'll want something mid-range. A 5.56 all right"I suppose."AR-15"Ugh. AR-15? I'd rather not have my gun break down on me every second week." Besides, every wannabe and their dog had an M16 or M4 variant these days."G7."Not accurate enough."FAL"A 7.62? Maybe," I said. "Though I hate the triggers."As picky as a woman with her shoes," Abraham grumbled."Hey," I said. "That's insulting." I knew plenty of women who were pickier with their guns than they were with their shoes."
"Good,’ he said. ‘Cause Maggie’s all the nightmare I can take.’I smiled. ‘Gus, I never knew you dreamed of me.’He gave me a one-fingered salute."
"I'll be sure not to let anyone but you carry me in her arms." He turns and leaves the kitchen before I can figure out what to make of his comment. A sense of humor is one more thing I don't think angels should have. The fact that his sense of humor is corny makes it even more wrong."
"My waist is a 30. The jeans are a 28. When I fart, the Reeboks blow off."
"But you have to understand, mental illness is like cholesterol. There is is good kind and the bad. Without the good kind- less flavor to life. Van Gogh, Beethoven, Edgar Allen Poe, Sylvia Plath, Pink Floyd (the early Piper at the Gates of Dawn line up), scientific breakthroughs, spiritual revolution, utopian visions, zany nationalism that kills millions- wait, that’s the bad kind. Tim Dorsey (Hurricane Punch)"
"Master Griffin, I would marry my own mother for the excuse to stab my eyes out with her brooches than to see anything under your kilt," the man's voice said with an elegant aplomb. "Where would you like your guest's things, sir?"
"The guy's life drunk, I think, makes Candide look like a sourpuss. Does he even know that death exists?"
"I frankly felt like the reception we received on the way in from the airport was very warm and hospitable. And I want to thank the Canadian people who came out to wave -- with all five fingers -- for their hospitality."
"I would have grown up to be a gentleman adventurer if I were more of a gentleman."
"Wit, after all, is the unfailing symptom of intelligence."
"The bristling eyebrows shot up in mock surprise. Mesmerized, the boy watched them disappear under the hanging thatch of white hair. There, almost coyly, they remained just out of sight for a moment, before suddenly descending with a terrible finality and weight."
"Never be less interesting than your refrigerator magnets."
"I can't believe you just did that! Are you crazy"I gripped the steering wheel tighter. "Why do people keep asking me that"He turned to stare at me, his eyes worried. "Who else keeps asking you that? Are any of them doctors?"
"You want me to invite him to dinner.” “I want you to invite him to dinner,” she agreed. “You know,” he said, “most gay men don’t have mothers who are this enthusiastic about their love lives.” “That’s probably true,” she said. “You’re one of the lucky ones."
"Magda was reading a book by a Trappist, in a better mood, and I was sitting on the edge of the bed, fingering my useless map."
"I'm very fond of experimental housekeeping."
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