“I have a feeling you're right, Sherwin.''Simon. My name is Simon.”

“Pushing thoughts of spanking and Simon from my mind, I went back to my DVDs. Spanking Simon. What a great name for a band.”

“You're staring at me," Simon said. "Why are you staring at me? Have I got something on my face?”

“Not my favourite topic, Smedley.""Simon," said Simon. "if I'm going to die for you all, the least you could do is remember my name."........."Alright, everybody. Get over here. Sheldon's had an idea.""Who's Sheldon?" Said Isabelle.”

“After that, Simon swam naked every night. By the third skinnydippingsession, I secretly peeled off my bikini top while I was inthe water. It was safe. Simon was splashing somewhere ahead ofme. He couldn’t see. It was an amazing feeling. I felt free. Or at least half of me did.And right then that seemed to "t with the person I felt I was onLong Island: half-cautious, half-spontaneous, surprising myselfwith my random behavior, my sudden moves away from who Ithought I was.“So how was it, your half skinny dip?” Simon asked as I wasdrying off.“You were watching me?” I blushed, horrified.“Just a hunch,” he replied. “Feels good though, right?”I hit him with the towel.”

“Then I level my smile at Simon, and this smile is one I do feel, and it’s definitely an activity, too — the activity of fist suppression.”