"She ready to go?" he asked …

It sometimes helped to almost swear, but not today …

"You're just going to keep ... the ... beat," he said …

She turned and stared at him from a ways back …

"We will fine you," the man from the Homeowners Association answered …

"Uh ... one moment, please," Commander Nunn responded …

"You know the safety phrase," she asked Craig, her demeanor grim …

Before Anya could flee, Fate grabbed her by the hand …

"This is NOT The Fool's journey," she said …

"Well, that's all right, then," he said …

At worst, they figured that he would dismiss it …

“I have to know she’s safe; I cannot leave if she isn’t safe … “

"But a punishment is not an apology," Lukas explained …

Patrick bought the house for “two TV dinners and a song” (he told his mum) …

"Where will you go?" they asked him …

… she was afraid to remove the clockwork heart from her chest.

"So, you put coins on the eyes of the dead?" the journalist asked …

It took ages to finish …

"People are fickle! … “