“I didn't move for probably ten more minutes. I wasn't sure if I could. If I moved, I just might shatter.”

“I wasn't human enough to die easily.”

“I just sliced and diced a Burmese python while you were busy growling at the universe, fuzz bucket.”

“I'll be damned if I act like a mouse, you overgrown tomcat.”

“In the back of my mind, some part of me thought: Pretty... And I immediately wanted to punch myself.”

“Keeping my voice level, I shook my head. Mustn't enrage the antisocial monster standing five feet away.”

“Child, you suffer from an excess of great stupidity or great bravery. I'm not sure which.”