Nice bird, asshole!

“Live snakes?' said one of the scribes. 'You mean-''Yeah,' said Locke. 'They've …”

“I thought we were celebrating being richer and cleverer than everyone else!”

“Maxilan, darling." Locke raised one eyebrow and smiled. "I knew you were driven…”

“Papa's in a bad way, Locke. I wanted to see you before you saw him - he has som…”