Sometimes, instead of going down the road less taken, you just charge down the beaten path.

Sookie, my little bullet-sucker" Eric, my big bullshitter

Following Simon's adventures is like being the pinball in an especially antic game, but it's well worth the wear and tear.

He managed to convey indifference, contempt, and boredom in the one word.

I gripped the stapler even harder and felt like a fool planning to battle a crazy man with a stapler that even, I suddenly remembered, contained no staples. Well, strike that line of defense.

I said the first thing that came into my head unfortunately. "Save the drama for your mama " I told her just like an eleven-year-old.

Are you a prude?' He seemed genuinely curious. 'No!' But after a second, I said, 'But may be compared to you, yes! I like my privacy. I get to decide who sees me naked. Do you get my point?' 'Yes. Objectively speaking, you have beautiful points.' I thought the top of my head would pop off... (Sookie Stackhouse & Claude, Dead in the Family)