Caring about someone isn't complicated. It isn't easy. But it isn't complicated, either. Kinda like lifting the engine block out of a car.

What is the point of having free will if one cannot occasionally spit in the eye of destiny?

He gave me an inscrutable look that said maybe he would and maybe he wouldn't. Mister was a cat, and cats generally considered it the obligation of the universe to provide shelter, sustenance, and amusement as required. I think Mister considered it beneath his dignity to plan for the future.

I like to think of it less as embezzling and more as an involuntary goodwill contribution.

It rained toads the day the White Council came to town.

Pansy," Murphy sneered. Thomas leered at her. "You make my stamen tingle when you talk like that, Sergeant.

Seedy wasn't a fair description for the place, because seeds imply eventual regrowth and renewal.