He spun around. She was leaning against the doorframe, like an attractive yawn on legs.

“None of this can actually be happening. If it makes you more comfortable, you c…”

“Honestly, if you're given the choice between Armageddon or tea, you don't say '…”

“You shine like a beacon in a dark world.”

“Fiction allows us to slide into these other heads, these other places, and look…”