Felt my heartbeat falter, hesitate, then stumble awkwardly forward, tripping on the next beat, then the next, faster and faster until each one tumbled into the other like the drumroll of dominoes crashing together. Funny how time stands still when death is imminent.

I may as well cut my losses and make a hasty exit while I still had enough self-esteem to walk upright. Crawling was so demoralizing

That boy needs a hobby." "Stalking is a hobby." "So is serial killing.

I know karate, and like two other Japanese words - T-SHIRT

It’s all fun and games until someone loses a testicle. —T-SHIRT

I had a horrible feeling my leg was broken. If it wasn’t, it had a lot of explaining to do.

Cookie dropped her purse and tried to catch it midair. In the process, she knocked over a vase. When she lunged for the vase, she slipped on the tile and overturned an entire table. A lovely handblown piece of glass flew in my direction, and all I could think as I caught it was, Really? Again? We were going to have to practice muscle control.