“I wanted to crawl into a hole and die.I wanted to crawl into a hole at the bottom of a ravine, then be buried under an avalanche, and then die.I wanted... to cry.”

“I want to run or die or get fucked up. I want to be blind and dumb and have no heart. I want to crawl in a hole and never come out. I want to wipe my existence straight off the map. Straight off the fucking map.”

“I'd soon crawl down a rabid badger's hole as crawl into your bedroll.”

“I wanted to crawl in between those black lines of print, the way you crawl through a fence, and go to sleep under that beautiful big green fig-tree.”

“If you want to bless me you can bless my bottom, for it is sticking out of the hole.”

“I pointed to a low bowl filled with what purported to be stew, but then Noah said, “Are you goingto point, or are you going to eat?”“I just like to know what I’m putting in my mouth before I swallow.”Noah arched an eyebrow, and I wanted to crawl into a hole and die.”