“Mother yelled, 'Christ, this is the craziest snatch'n'grab I've ever seen!''It's desperation over style, Mother.' He hurried over to the tail end of the suspended tanker truck, to the two cables that rose up from it to the rim of the massive moat.'But did you have to destroy everything?' she shouted.'I haven't destroyed everything yet. Hurry up, this isn't over! This way!”
“She hurried off, leaving Rose feeling like the tiny soap suds left over from a burst bubble.”
“It's just...Hardy was always the one I was supposed to end up with. He was everything I dreamed of and wanted. But damn it, why did he have to show up when I thought I'd finally gotten over him?”
“He snarled at me. "This isn't over yet, Betsy.""Excellent," I said. "I would also have accepted 'You haven't seen the last of me' and 'You'll regret this'.”
“Occasionally he stumbled over the truth, but hastily picked himself up and hurried on as if nothing had happened.”
“People stumble over the truth from time to time,but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.”