“You’re a girl,” Lockwood called. “Aren’t you supposed to be more sensitive?” “To emotions, yes. To nuances of human behavior. Not necessarily to secret passages in a wall.” “Oh, it’s much the same thing. Besides, flailing about with rapiers is basically all George and I are good at.”

“You’re a girl,” Lockwood called. “Aren’t you supposed to be more sensitive?” “To emotions, yes. To nuances of human behavior. Not necessarily to secret passages in a wall.” “Oh, it’s much the same thing. Besides, flailing about with rapiers is basically all George and I are good at.”

— Jonathan Stroud