Part of looking subservient to the conquerors, I reflected wryly.

It wasn't really what you'd call an instant-defense weapon yet, I reflected wryly.

It wasn't the best possible moment he could have picked, either, he reflected wryly.

It seemed like a good idea at the time, she reflected wryly.

And the hope, she reflected wryly, was my problem.

And Burke reflected wryly that the second man had, after all, expressed a universal truth.

He reflected wryly that a dog would be a comforting companion to have on such a journey as his.

I've even started to talk like him, he reflected wryly.

I reflected wryly that it might be true at that.

The question, he reflected wryly, was whether that was a good thing, or a bad one.