“A familiar Gusism was to greet a friend with 'Hello, don't be a cunt all yer life.”
“She considered [her] life, which had not been a life but only a sort of greeting, a Hello There.”
“One does not greet the Queen of the Seelie Court with the barbarous human 'hello'...”
“Naomi looked around the room, then down at the cup. Then back around the room. Then again at the cup. No. Way. “Hello?” “Hello! Is this how you greet all new acquaintances? Trap them, maim them, and then chit chat?”
“Don't tell your friends about your indigestions: "How are you!" is a greeting, not a question.”
“Let all of life be an unfettered howl. Like the crowd greeting the gladiator. Don't stop to think, don't interrupt the scream, exhale, release life's rapture.”