“The last day is way shorter than counting to ten.”
“I take a deep breath,count to ten,and bury it,way down deep”
“I exhale slowly, ten, nine, eight... counting backwards without meaning to, but it feels better than counting up, because at one it will be over, right?”
“The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers.”
“I collect ex-boyfriends -- and more than five, at last count.”
“He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was.”