Incidentally, did you know that the whole eight glasses a day thing is complete bullshit and has no scientific basis? So many things are like that. Everyone just assumes they're true, because people are basically lazy and incurious, which incidentally is one of those words that sounds like it wouldn't be a word but is.

He just waited until I stopped talking and said, 'Jesus, kid, you're almost a detective. All you need now is a gun, a gut, and three ex-wives. So what's your theory?

I think people who are religious are more likely to want one around, but it's a very secular position.

I've read a lot of bad books. I used to review books for a living, and when you're a reviewer you read tons of terrible books.

Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.

Why is it upset? Shouldn't it be downset?

I hate the rich snots here with a fervent passion I usually reserve only for dental work and my father.