“One stroke of lightning does not have to lead anywhere, but to the next stroke of lightning.”
“Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.”
“She idly stroked his head in the way one might stroke a dog.”
“Like a lightning bug... Like a lightning bug?... Yes, just like a night lightning bug; because there are day lightning bugs too - even if nobody has ever seen one, I know there are some, and I know the day lightning bugs are the cockroaches that since they can't light up, people kill them.”
“Struck by lightning! Struck by lightning!”
“Hugh stretched out one hand and stroked the fur. It felt cold and rich, it crackled with silky static electricity. Stroking it was like stroking a clear autumn night.”