“If I cried any more tonight, I'd probably turn into a dried-out husk.”
“It feels so good to laugh at myself. I'd probably cry my eyes out if I didn't.”
“Of the many forms that silence takes, the most memorable is the dry husk of the cicada.”
“I'd missed Annabeth probably more than I wanted to admit.”
“Like handling an onion, peeling off the "husk" of our lives, sometimes makes us cry.”
“Done any more robberies?" he asked with a nervous grin.You look a right berk," I told him, ignoring his question. I'd learnt from Tam that cruelty was an effective method against sadness. I'd cried much less since I'd known her.”