“There are millions of reasons to be late to a flight and only a very small number of them are desirable.”

“He nestled under the animal scents of down and wool and human and closed his eyes.”

“…that peculiar zen-like wisdom that must be as accessible to the unborn as to the dead.”

“…for as long as I could remember, people had commented on my voice quality.”

“I want him arrested. He destroyed my lawn!”

“People go missing, and there’s a kind of charm to the mystery.”