the ice was not only broken; it was shivered into a million fragments
You're one of those guys who can make a party just by leaving it. It's a great gift.
Sober or blotto, this is your motto: keep muddling through.
Flowers are happy things.
As for Gussie Finknottle, many an experienced undertaker would have been deceived by his appearance and started embalming on sight.
I love writing. I never feel really comfortable unless I am either actually writing or have a story going. I could not stop writing.