It was almost funny. Life seemed downright accidental in its brevity, and death a punch line to a lousy joke.
Maureen JohnsonI don't know if there is actually more rain here in England, or if it was just that the rain seemed to be so deliberately annoying. Every drop hit the window with a peevish "Am I bothering you? Does this make you cold and wet? Oh, sorry.
Maureen JohnsonIt was like the entire world was colluding to make me feel insane, and it was doing a really good job.
Maureen JohnsonDr. Everest, got up and gave us a little pep talk. Mostly it boiled down to the fact that it was autumn, and everyone was back, and while that was a great thing, people better not get cocky or misbehave or he'd personally kill us all. He didn't actually say those words, but that was the subtext.
Maureen Johnson