Her high-heeled shoes sounding like little fire-crackers going off on the wooden floor

In her eyes, Todd's mouth was a prayer book.

Todd hadn't quit lying since the second I came into his house.

Dusky Devastators of the Depression

As stupid as a lamppost

I fell to the floor and pulled my knees up to my chest and crossed my arms in front of my head like a turtle in a shell.

My fist came open and when my hand landed it made a pop like a .22 rifle going off.

The last kid who got put in there got stung so bad he was swole up as big as a whale when he got him out in the morning.