Excruciating agony makes me cranky.

An unread book does nobody any good. Stories happen in the mind of a reader, not among symbols printed on a page.

The baby dove into the room, transforming grotesquely as it landed on the floorin a deft sumersault

An occasional foray into negative emotions makes feeling normal that much sweeter.

Adamant," Doren said proudly, handing over the shield. "We fished it out of the tar pit where we found the shirt of mail." "Probably all belonged to the same careless adventurer," Newel speculated. "Too much money, not enough talent.

The surprise is on the far side." "You're sure?" "Positive." "It better not be another fairy," Seth said. "What's the matter with fairies?" "I've already seen about a billion of them and also they turned me into a walrus.

The only thing that would make her jealous would be if I led a parade riding a unicorn while ballerinas sang love songs.