And when they played they really played. And when they worked they really worked.

He took the Who’s feast, he took the Who pudding, he took the roast beast. He cleaned out that ice box as quick as a flash. Why, the Grinch even took their last can of Who hash.

My shoe is off. My foot is cold. I have a bird I like to hold.

You'll be on your way up! You'll be seeing great sights! You'll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.

The storm starts, when the drops start dropping. When the drops stop dropping then the storm starts stopping.

Thank goodness for all the things you are not, thank goodness you're not something someone forgot, and left all alone in some punkerish place, like a rusty tin coat hanger hanging in space.

Writing simply means no dependent clauses, no dangling things, no flashbacks, and keeping the subject near the predicate. We throw in as many fresh words we can get away with. Simple, short sentences don't always work. You have to do tricks with pacing, alternate long sentences with short, to keep it vital and alive.... Virtually every page is a cliffhanger--you've got to force them to turn it."~