“I gripped the stapler even harder and felt like a fool planning to battle a crazy man with a stapler that even, I suddenly remembered, contained no staples. Well, strike that line of defense.”

“But I couldn’t leave Hunter alone in the house, and I would’ve felt terrible if I’d asked Eric to go out in the woods by himself, even though I knew he wouldn’t think anything about it. In fact, probably he’d have sent Pam.”

“Every now and then I felt like I was Bill's doll.”

“If I was getting harder, it was in response to the world around me.”

“Once again, I had that feeling of drowning when I hadn’t even known I was in the pool”

“I don't like having feelings," Eric said coldly, and he left.That was a tough exit line to top.”

“I love him," I said, but even to my own ears I didn't sound happy about it.”