She deserved an angel, and I wanted to be hers.

“That's when it happens. The moment of death is full of heat and sound and pain …”

“His eyes are the color of honey. These are the eyes I remember from my dreams.”

“But now I give in, let the anger surge. I'm sick of people acting like this wor…”

“For a moment the mole let his disappointment show on his snout. Then he grunted…”