“There will be water if God wills it.”

“A large praying mantis was performing ablutions on the springy stem of the kid's cowlick. The gunslinger snorted laughter-the first in gods knew how long-and set the fire and went after water.”

“Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any other creative art. The water is free. So drink. Drink and be filled up.”

“The water was glassy and calm, still candy-colored in the afterglow of sunset.”

“Time was a face on the water, and like the great river before them, it did nothing but flow.”

“Corey Bryant sank into a great forgetful river, and that river was time, and its waters were red.”

“He could feel the pores of his body open like a million mouths and slurp the water in like a sponge.”