1.   Drehle builds the suspense in a sleek, deftful manner, combining colorful quotes with descriptions of surreal moments to invigorate the plot.

2.   Look for colorful quotes and anecdotes in message boards and chat areas.

3.   The mayor has a history of using colorful quotes when criticizing members of the media and political opponents.

4.   The third chamber would exist purely to provide colorful quotes to newspapers and good sound bites for television.