Slicker than snot on a door handle.

“Did something happen to the sanctity of your church again?"My eye twitched. "Ne…”

“Newt had said I loved Ivy more than the church. I wasn’t going to deny it, but …”

“It’s going to be all right. You’re going to be all right. She’s going to leave.…”

“Do you hurt uncle Kisten', he asked.(...) but Kisten beat me to it. “Only my he…”