“Going beyond sarcasm straight to out-and-out insult is delicious, like wriggling out of a pair of Spanx.”
“A good editor is like a pair of Spanx: firming up the body, making the subject look good, and absolutely invisible.”
“They've youth; they'll walk it out like a favorite pair trainers.”
“She ran out of her marriage the way a woman can run out of a pair of sandals when she decides to let go and really dash.”
“All this rapture,” managed Letty, wriggling out of her mother’s grasp, “is decidedly premature.”
“It wasn't sarcasm." Graves blew out a cloud of acrid smoke. "It was pointing out a fallacy in your logic, babe."Anna's jaw actually dropped. For a moment, I wasn't sure if I should laugh or push him out of the room. Way to go, Graves.”