“Either the kid was naturally hyper or he was hopped up on enough caffeine to give a heart attack to a water buffalo.”
“Maybe he's just... craving the meatloaf?"Dani hops off the counter and gives me the once over. "Craving the meatloaf? Is that what the kids are calling it now?”
“It is okay of talking about the past, as long as there's no bitterness and anger. It only gives you a heart attack. It won't change the past either.”
“Like water, be gentle and strong. Be gentle enough to follow the natural paths of the earth and strong enough to rise up and reshape the world”
“As obident as dogs and as stupid as water buffalo.”
“You first," Tommy said. They stood in the great room of their loft on either side of the futon, where the huge cat, a crossbreed between a Persian, a dust mop, and possibly a water buffalo, was actively shedding.”