Cook, at that moment in time, I would have sold my body for a mocha latte

Try writing an entire story with only a thousand words at your disposal. It’s a terrific lesson in economy and precession.

I went down like a drunken cowgirl trying to line dance to Metallica.

The funny thing about GPS was it didn’t always send you in the right direction. I knew that if I took a right and took Twelfth instead, I’d get there faster, so I turned right. Ozzy did not approve. “Wut the foock?

Dead people I could handle. They were usually beyond hysteria. This was the people-left behind part. The hard part.

Can I brush your hair?” she asked as she led the way, her disposition doing a 180 on a dime. Kids. Can’t live with ’em. Can’t eat ’em for lunch.

You still owe me a million dollars." I'd presented him with a bill for proving his innocence and getting him freed from prison. He had yet to pay. Couldn't imagine why. "Yeah, I was hoping we could work that out." "The interest alone is going to kill you." "What do you charge?" "Three hundred eighty-seven percent." "Is that ethical?" "It's as ethical as my dating the son of Satan.