Only my complacent Mona crossed the crack with a simple step . . .

She wasn’t depressed or angry. In fact, she seemed to verge on laughter. ‘He always said he would never take his own advice, because he knew it was worthless.

“Pretty, was she?""Pretty?" he echoed. "Mister, when I see my first lady angel, …”

“One would soon go mad if one took such coincidences too seriously. One might be…”

“Money began talking to Ben again--not big money this time, but little money. It…”

“When a person dies he only appears to die. He is still very much alive in the p…”