“I figured Maxine probably had bathroom trips preplanned and efficiently choreographed.”

“I figured anything Maxine Rothaus called rough was, in fact, vicious and lawless and inclined to eat its own young.”

“Russell looked as though he were in very dire need of a trip to the bathroom.”

“Once, I asked my mom why stars shine. She said they werenight-lights, so the angels could find their way around in Heaven.But when I asked my dad, he started talking about gas, and somehowI put it all together and figured that the food God served causedmultiple trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night.”

“Even though she had been warned, she tripped over the bike. She probably tripped because she'd been warned and was telling herself not to trip over the bike. She did that sometimes. It was often easier not to know what obstacles were in the way.”

“And I figured you'd drive a four-hour round-trip before giving up your car to someone else”