Cannot a Beast be tamed?

“People forgot; it was in the nature of people to forget, to blur boundaries, to…”

“But it is not, as we say when we are being diplomatic, a fruitful source of inq…”

“My kind [vampires] does not surprise easily," he said. "You surprised me, this …”

“I don't remember this earlier,' said Tuck.'No?' said Robin in a neutral voice, …”