“ The car doesn’t so much drive as float above the road, like we’re making our way to Sydney in a hovercraft. Elle Lothlorien
“ Alice, it took big, dumb Talon Dodo thirty seconds to get you so pissed about a poker hand pun that you were about to beat him to death with your cane. Elle Lothlorien
“ I’ll get you and your little dog too?’ You say your girl can’t pay me back? Believe me when I say that that little gift’s just gonna keep right on giving. Elle Lothlorien
“ For the first time, there’s no barrier between us and we make eye contact. All of a sudden, I feel like the character in Raiders of the Lost Ark—the one who watches in horror as the wispy, beautiful a… Elle Lothlorien
“ Suddenly, the giant, three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the Underworld appears next to her—sans two of its heads—and sits down. As a child, we had a neighbor with a Great Dane, and I know th… Elle Lothlorien
“ No thanks…Dodo, was it? I don’t know if I can watch you have performance problems twice in ten days. Elle Lothlorien
“ Once the principals in their party are seated, with those lower on the totem pole left to grumble and move on to find another table, our once-cozy booth transforms into a damp fusion of vacuous wretch… Elle Lothlorien
“ Alice? You didn’t get this far without realizing that you don’t have to cheat to win. You just have to accept that people are easily manipulated. Elle Lothlorien
“ Alice, you might be the product of the biggest ball of ignorance, confidence, and good fortune the universe has ever manufactured. But if you’re thinking that you can take your results at the virtual… Elle Lothlorien
“ So you went back to your friend’s next donkament two weeks later, and this time you just laughed right along when they gave you that framed picture of the poker hands. And when they called you ‘pigeon… Elle Lothlorien
“ I believe it went like this—and stop me if I’m wrong, Mousey: ‘Listen, we may not be our own continent and everything, but we have a big country over in America too. Elle Lothlorien
“ Hey, any idea why Australians speak something that sounds deceptively like English but isn’t? I mean, I’m trying to figure out why I can’t seem to converse with another human being who speaks the same… Elle Lothlorien
“ The question is: will I get used to a menu with kilojoules instead of calories? I mean, I don’t think anyone even knows how many kilojoules are in a calorie. I had to break out a whiteboard this morni… Elle Lothlorien
“ I believe the phrase you’re looking for is ‘too much money and not enough things to spend it on. Elle Lothlorien
“ Alice, winning means manipulation. It means taking people—people who may have helped you in the past, even people you care about—and using them without hesitation or regret. It means making decisions… Elle Lothlorien
“ I brought you out here because I wanted to share a sunrise with you, and maybe even a sunset. I wanted to see how much I could kiss you between now and the time we dock tomorrow. And if I was really l… Elle Lothlorien
“ Yeah, that’s exactly how I feel when I’m around you: confused, but still satisfied.' I freeze, trying to figure out how to cancel it out and replace it with something that sounds a whole lot less like… Elle Lothlorien
“ He’s a guy. We’re easy and stupid. Just go bat your eyes at him and beg for forgiveness. It’ll take five minutes…three if you wear something low-cut. Elle Lothlorien
