It could have been like a fairy tale. But fairy tales aren't real. Things don't work like that. There's a price for everything.
I annoy people, he said. Believe me. I'm aware. It's an effective way to communicate if you don't have any other options. If you can't get in through the door, throw a rock through the window. And I t...
Dr. 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 misbeha...
Did you hear? he asked. They found another body around nine this morning. It's the Ripper, definitely.Good morning, I replied.Morning. Listen to this. The second victim...
DETECTION HAS MANY METHODS, MANY PATHWAYS, NARROW AND subtle. Fingerprints. The lost piece of thread. The dog barking in the night. But there is also Google.
Can I tell you something you really don't want to hear? He's going to break up with you. - Stuart
All right. Normal rules apply.Right.The man walked off, leaving us.What are the normal rules? I asked.He walks away and has a tea break and doesn't ask any questions.
A lot of teenagers write to me and say I want to write a book. I want to get published. And those are two very different things. For the first one, that you want to write a book, I think is an excelle...
I get a little romantic about the old Empire State. Just looking at it makes me want to play some Frank Sinatra tunes and sway a little. I have a crush on a building. I'd been in there several times b...
You’ve never told me about your love life, Scarlett. You’re a very pretty girl. You must have a boy shacked up somewhere for your personal delights. I’d bet it’s a booky one, overtones of Harry Potter...
You don't know me yet, I said.Rory was telling me she lives in a swamp, Charlotte said.That's right, I said, turning up my accent a little. These are the very first shoes I've ever owned. They sure do...
Were you playing with Stuart? she asked.The question was loaded. I was a filthy, filthy woman, and even the five-year-old knew it.
We all know what we're doing. Whether we realize it or not.
There is no normal. I've never met a normal person. The concept is flawed. It implies that there is only one way people are supposed to be, and that can't possible be true. Human experience is far too...
The truth was that she had managed to betray everyone by doing nothing. No one in history had ever done less and yet been so wrong. Not cheating on a non-boyfriend with the non-boyfriend of a friend....
Stuart, who had just witnessed me go through an entire rainbow of emotions and experiences. There was parents-have-just-been-jailed me, stuck-in-a-strange-town me, insane-and-can't-shut-up me, kind-of...
One person's crazy is another person's sane, I guess.
No sausage? he asked.Apparently my pork consumption habits were a matter of public record.
It's always awkward when someone doesn't realize you're joking and devotes thought time to what you've said. Double that when the person is wearing tinfoil.
It took about three minutes for the unassuming Waffle House to become the new offices of the law firm of Amber, Amber, Amber, and Madison. They set up camp in a clump of booths in the corner opposite...