Schmidt

“Nick subjected him to a long, judgmental stare. "There's something very wrong with you," he said at last. "I thought you should know.”
― Sarah Rees Brennan, The Demon's Lexicon

“The cut in Nick's arm was starting to throb dully with the pressure he was putting on it. He kept looking at Alan. 'How many times have you lied to me?' he asked in a soft voice.

Alan replied, equally softly, 'I've lost count.”
― Sarah Rees Brennan, The Demon's Lexicon

“You're dressed for dancing," she said in her throaty stage voice.
"Being undressed for dancing occured to me, but I didn't think Merris would like it.”
― Sarah Rees Brennan, The Demon's Lexicon

“Some magicians are rich, some are famous, some are stupidly good-looking.'

Jamie gave Nick a rather complicated look.

Nick raised an eyebrow. 'Some of us manage to be stupidly good-looking on our own.”
― Sarah Rees Brennan, The Demon's Lexicon