It's rude to stare, but the great thing about staring at a sedated person is that they don't know you're doing it.

Because you know that's not how you want it to end. You know I'd love to have you with me, and it will be that way, one day. But this isn't the way it ought to happen.

Overhead, the stars were wheeling and infinite, a complicated mobile made by giants.

I slowly climbed back to my feet, walked back into the emergency department through the silently swishing glass doors, and, covered in my girlfriend's blood, lied perfectly for the first time in my life. "I tried to stop her.

It's like thinking you're going to heaven, but when you get there it turns out to be Cleveland.

Ronan kept staring at Whelk. He was good at staring. There was something about his stare that took something from the other person.

Taking risks is not being suicidal. Otherwise, skydivers need serious help.