Most Bolton students were scions of the city's wealthiest families. My crewe stuck out like hooker at church. We werent part of their pampered, priveliged world, and many of our classmates were quick to remind us of that fact. Taunting the "boat kids" was practically a varsity sport.

I work with the dead, but I am working for the living.

Who's going to rob us? A crackhead crab? A jellyfish junkie?

Ben locked his eyes on mine for a long moment. Then, “How?” “How do you think?” I smiled, then slapped him full across the face

Indecision is the key to flexibility.

As a pirate, she once undressed a fencing instructor using only her sword!

Im studying jerkoffs in the wild," Ben answered dryly. "This seemed like a good chance to view one up close.