“ Sophronia and Dimity took a vacant love seat at the front, Sophronia dislodging a large, fluffy cat with a scrunched-up face. The cat gave her a disgusted look. Or seemed to; it was hard to tell with… Gail Carriger
“ Madame Lefoux accepted a cup of tea and sat on another little settee, next to the relocated calico cat. The cat clearly believed Madame Lefoux was there to provide chin scratches. Madame Lefoux provid… Gail Carriger
“ Cats were not, in her experience, an animal with much soul. Prosaic, practical little creatures as a general rule. It would suit her very well to be thought catlike. Gail Carriger
“ His eyes are peculiar. There is nothing in them, like an eclair without the cream filling. It's wrong, lack of cream. Gail Carriger
“ It had taken her a good deal of time before she believed that she was worth all that fierce affection he lavished upon her. To have it stolen away unjustly was that much more cruel. Gail Carriger
“ But we were talking about me and my problems."Sophronia looked Monique up and down gravely."I don't think we're going to solve those in the space of one carriage ride. Gail Carriger
“ I suppose that saves us from having to determine what to do with a butler who goes around killing people. It certainly reflects badly upon our domestic staff. Still, I shall miss him. There was a man… Gail Carriger
“ Lyall's face went deadpan as he relayed the details, as those who are tortured or raped will become when they retell the pattern of abuse Gail Carriger
“ One could not blame a people for disliking vampires. Vampires were like brussels sprouts - not for everyone and impossible to improve upon with sauce. Gail Carriger
“ Alexia wondered what it said about her character that Ivy had genuinely believed she would intentionally go climbing about the side of a floating dirigible. Gail Carriger
“ Felicity was horrible and snide, but then Felicity had been a repulsive earwig ever since she first grew a vocabulary. Gail Carriger
“ Sophronia felt bound to object. "I, for one, should prefer not to shoot at someone I like.""Admirable scruples, Miss Temminnick. Get over them. For you will do it anyway. Gail Carriger
“ I like fish," chirruped Tunstell."Really, Mr. Tunstell? What is your preferred breed?""Well"--Tunstell hesitated--"you know, the um, ones that"--he made a swooping motion with both hands--"uh, swim. Gail Carriger
“ Where were the scientific pamphlets that taught a woman how to listen to herself die? Gail Carriger
“ The Rakshasa," said Percy pedantically, "are a different breed altogether from our vampires. Much in the same way that poodles and dachshunds are different breeds of dog. Rakshasas are reviled in Indi… Gail Carriger
“ Alexia figured, delightedly, that this meant he did, in fact, tend to traipse around his private apartments in the altogether. Marriage was becoming more and more of an attractive prospect. Gail Carriger
