Some things can be fixed. Some things are just too broken.

“Sometimes stories get on my nerves--especially the ones where unfair things kee…”

“Her lips taste like mint from toothpaste or gum, or sometimes like cherries or …”

“Five seconds, and my body's humming. I go half-man, half-machine, and my though…”

“Soft, pretty things don't belong in a dead zone.”