Stop the nurse like the monkey.

It's always me, isn't it? I'm not really a very nice person, but for some reason it's always me that they come to with their problems.

For my part, my interest in Paris had faded away completely long ago when I learned that it was in France.

...she opened the door very slowly and carefully, half hiding behind it, as if badly frightened of what might be waiting for her on the other side. And considering that it was me waiting, this showed rare common sense.

A man who discovers his pants are on fire tends to have very little time to worry about somebody else's box of matches

The faster it ran away from me. And I found myself reasoning that perhaps one more beer would unlock the doors of perception.

Detective, I don't know where the boyfriend is, really," I said. And it was true, considering tide, current, and the habits of marine scavengers. -Dexter