I was going to be near Theo's homestead for a day or two, and he was not going to be in town, so I just suggested he leave out some live minnows for me. He refused and told me he was not going to tell his wife to NOT shoot first and ask questions later if she saw any strangers around the pond.


Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."