“It was like he was in a contest to see who could do the least work, only he was the only contestant.”
“All brave men love; for he only is brave who has affections to fight for, whether in the daily battle of life, or in physical contests.”
“He seemed to be having a staring contest with one of the candles”
“It’s not the makeup and it’s not the way that you dance and this is like love too where there’s only one dancer who will win your contest that night and they are not particularly the best one”
“Wars raged everywhere as men found new, inventive ways to kill even more of their race. It was like a contest, the many tribes of mankind competing to see who could commit the worst atrocities.”
“He gave Gaspode a long, slow stare, which was like challenging a centipede to an arse-kicking contest.”