“She was an elfShe turned the lake to swampA dark and warm marshHer body sunk downThere unshaken lay”

“Jupiter was a chilly, dark and unfriendly tract of land in which no hope lingered, only despair. There she woke up in an oval dungeon.”

“All parts of his body, the circuit and flesh, required rest. Not that anything had gone wrong.”

“All red and blue engines turned on. Yellow Car became a rocket and lifted off into space.”

“The Rats had a fine goalie, Big Ann, a lady dragon who fearlessly stretched herself to the limit anytime she blocked the ball.”

“Her knees were weak and if not for that marble pillar beside her shoulder she would faint and fall not far from the maze at the end of the main aisle of the church.”

“Was it two or one dead face? Would you notice that at last? We are together and alone, until the firm and angry blast.”