“The Serpent sleeps buried in the silken mud at the bottom of the sea. The water is freezing and dark and suffocating. The Serpent awakes and shifts, raising the mud in a floating cloud. The Serpent cries. There is no answer.”
“At the bottom of the Mariana Trench, where the water is freezing and dark, a great black Serpent sleeps in the mud.”
“Disaster area. I've seen some messy offices, Leo, but his absolutely has to win first prize.”
“What the hell were you doing at the Hurrah? You won't find a date there, none of them are into chicks.”
“At only twenty-eight I felt no great rush to settle into anything boring.”
“The living are made of nothing but flaws. The dead, with each passing day in the afterlife, become more and more impeccable to those who remain earthbound.”
“That part of his life was over; and now, lying on the dense mat of grass, he knew in one sense it always had been. But it was fun remembering … The”
“But I know that I am not who I was supposed to be, who I could have been, and I know it's because I was too afraid for too long. It made me think about things I never should have.”
“It was at that moment he realized that his spirit was truly human once more. For he no longer remembered how to be alone without being lonely.”
“I love you: You imagine hearing the words from someone not related to you, someone not your best friend, but when someone you love, someone you dream about, actually says them, it makes your body melt and your breath get caught in your chest.”
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