Man. Being mostly dead is hard on a guy.

“The Carpenters had a threshold more solid and extensive than the Great Wall of …”

“Doroga thumped a finger against his skull. Head got nothing to do with the hear…”

“Nay, but prithee, with sprinkles 'pon it instead," I said solemnly, "and frosti…”

“I’m a pessimist of the human condition, as a rule, but contemplating the future…”