October extinguished itself in a rush of howling winds and driving rain and November arrived, cold as frozen iron, with hard frosts every morning and icy drafts that bit at exposed hands and faces.

OY! Stop playing around and lets cook already!*smack*J-just now, that made a really loud noise..Do you wanna hear it again?N-no, you'll just hit me again!Kyo and Tohru

Now alongside Scovell, John eased preserved peaches out of galliot pots of syrup and picked husked walnuts from puncheons of salt. He clarified butter and poured it into rye-paste coffins. From the Ma...

Ma'am,' Augustus said, nodding toward her, 'your daughter's car has just been deservedly egged by a blind man. Please close the door and go back inside or we'll be forced to call the police.' After wa...

Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally…

Je voulais vous exposer mon livre aussi succinctement que possible; mais je vois qu'il me faudra y joindre encore quantité d'explications verbales. Mon exposé exigera donc au moins dix soirées d'après...

It's possible to name everything and to destroy the world.

It seemed to me,' said Wonko the Sane, 'that any civilization that had so far lost its head as to need to include a set of detailed instructions for use in a package of toothpicks, was no longer a civ...

I am somewhat exhausted; I wonder how a battery feels when it pours electricity into a non-conductor?

His skin was a pretty colour, it made me jealous. Jacob noticed my scrutiny.What? he asked, suddenly self-conscious.Nothing. I just hadn't realised before. Did you know, you're sort of beautiful?Once...

Goody Two-shoes Evie Greene got herself pickled, for true. If I'd known you were such a juvenile delinquent, I might've asked for a new history Juvenile delinquent? Hmm. Aren't your initials J.D.? If...

Don't worry, he's coming with me to investigate things.In the city? Jim asked.Yes.That's a great idea. You both should go. To the city.Curran and I looked at each other.He's trying to get rid of us, I...

Daniel walked as tall and strong as Ian or Mac, even Hart. They grow up so fast, Angelo said when he reacheed Cam. Cameron glanced at him, thinking the man joking, but Angelo's dark eyes were serious....

Business CardsDo you attend events where business cards are exchanged in a networking environment? My friend Brian Haugen is a networking ninja. His gregarious personality and love for people have ena...

Bitch.Slut.Whore.Cunt.I kicked Joyce in the shin. I draw the line at cunt.

And then it occurs to me. They are frightened. In me, they see their own daughters, just as ignorant, just as unmindful of all the truths and hopes they have brought to America. They see daughters who...

Air grew heavy, damp, almost solid. I was breathing bricks.

According lecture, entire effort United States to incite desire, inflict want, inspire demand.

I grew up on the back of a motorcycle - my dad didn't have a car until I was a teenager.

If you can't convince them, confuse them.