“In that atmosphere, Picassos no matter how spoofy, were sought after as if they were masterpieces.”

“The performance is a hoot, but not the hoot it would have been before Twilight, when spoofy vampire humour was, if not any fresher, at least differently stale.”

“It's sort of a titration experiment — if you find yourself using words that make the satire seem too spoofy and unreal, you just take out a few of them and see if that restores the balance.”