It may take a village to raise a baby, but hell! it takes an army to produce a book.
I believe the era of the militant lady is back.
Scotland consistently produces world-class writers.
The sky was a sparkling succession of black diamonds on black velvet made crystal clear by the blackout.
I always thought that bagels and lox was my soul food, but it turns out it's sushi.
A word out of place or an interesting choice of vocabulary can spawn a whole character.