“Now it was Maud's turn to laugh. She gave Jack an affectionate look from her position on the floor. Intolerable. Jack was never going to rid himself of any of these people.” HumourGrumpy Old Man Book:A Power Unbound Source: A Power Unbound
“The only other woman was Trudie Davenport, the sharp-faced brunette with a da Vinci nose and an actress' high laugh, who even on ten seconds' acquaintance gave off the air of a marble set loose in a bowl - always trying to return herself to the centre of things.” HumourDescription Book:A Marvellous Light Source: A Marvellous Light