I seem to be the most wordy when it comes to monsters because I'm a bit of a monster freak.

I'm quite shy, so if there's a guy I like, I actually ignore him because I can't speak to him. I get all red and sweaty, and it's embarrassing.

Italian girls are famous for being snobby and expecting men to make the first move. In America, if I don't make eye contact, the guys won't come over and talk. American girls just go for it. You men are spoiled.

Mais c'est renfantillage - this is childishness!' we heard de Grandin pant as we closed in and sought a chance to seize his skeleton-like antagonist. 'He who fights an imp of Satan as if he were human is a fool!'

("The Man In Crescent Terrace")

Broken people don't hide from their monsters. Broken people let themselves be eaten.

I'm a bit of a control freak.