“Taking a couple short backup swigs, Flint’s crippling headache started to release its grip, sort of the way he imagined an octopus would release an inedible bowling ball.”
“How do people know they are sane? Can a person be gripped by lunacy, only to be released a short time later, never to relive the episode again?”
“Starke, release me or I’ll kick you in the balls.”And that would hurt, given the current rock-hard state of that area.”
“I've got no problem with octopuses. It's bugs and spiders that I don't like. Octopuses are cute, in their own 'nature did a lot of drugs' sort of way.”
“I decide to release myself the only way I can imagine: I pee my pants.”
“If you're betrayed, release disappointment at once.By that way, the bitterness has no time to take root.”