“The sidewalks flash silver with mica.Skyline smeared with geese.By way of recognitionI lost the sound of your voice.”

“The whispers were a sound Billy had heard every blighted day since Janie's death, all day and all night. They were terrible and quiet--the dry voices of the dead.”

“I thought I heard Delia calling for help.Once I stepped inside,I was able to follow the sound of her voice.""Apparently you had some angels on your side,Delia.""Angels? More like demons,sending me flying like this.”

“While you can fill every heart as your own full of laughter loud as gold and passion quick as silver.”

“If something bad can happen, it will.”

“Smile! Tom orrow will be worse!”

“I hope you left your modesty at the door because if you didn’t, it will only get in the way of what I have planned for you tonight."Ted Basel to Jo Nehr in my next "Surrender" story.”