You can always tell a detective on TV. He never takes his hat off.
The girl gave him a look which ought to have stuck at least four inches out of his back.
The character that lasts is an ordinary guy with some extraordinary qualities.
From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away.
Courage is a strange thing: One can never be sure of it
The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring.