“Grief is as contagious as a yawn.”
“The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people.”
“They were talking about things that didn’t matter a fig, not with the huge yawning grief burning a hole in his chest because of what had happened to her. To Josie. His Josie, now.”
“Germs contagious, contagious alert!But Edwart and Purell are stronger than dirt!”
“Germs contagious, Contagious alert! But Edwart and Purell are stronger than dirt!”
“When animals express their feelings they pour out like water from a spout. Animals' emotions are raw, unfiltered, and uncontrolled. Their joy is the purest and most contagious of joys and their grief the deepest and most devastating. Their passions bring us to our knees in delight and sorrow.”