...if anyone bothered to search through the laurel bordering the asphalt he'd surely find handfuls of teeth that were said to give the laurel its odd milky color, ivory with a pale pink edge, each blossom forming the shape of a bitter man's mouth.

“...early on Monday evening, when the sky was the color of a velvet ribbon falli…”

“Outside, the September air was enticingly fragrant, yellow with pollen and rich…”

“That was the way illness appeared in a house, in the corners, in between floorb…”

“Do you ever just put your arms out and just spin and spin and spin? Well, that'…”