"She harvested the details; that was what she was good at. That was all she was good at." (Stave One: Somebody Else in the Vehicle, p. 5).

"Don't diagnose reason, greed, or pain, she corrected herself: simply observe the symptoms." (Stave One: Somebody Else in the Vehile, p. 8).

"'I'm a humbug, if that's what you mean,' she went on, trying to be honest, thought it wasn't her strong suit." (Stave One: Somebody Else in the Vehile, p. 12).

"So who would you choose to be haunted by, in your wildest fantasies?" (Stave One: Somebody Else in the Vehicle, p. 17).

"Like many who make their living exploiting the public's appetite for magic, she was a stone-hearted rationalist." (Stave One: Somebody Else in the Vehile, p. 20).

"She couldn't get it out of her mind that something was there in her house with her, though each room seemed to be filled only...