“Modern American culture dictated the importance of touching the hand of someone youve just met, however counterintuitive it seemed. Why would he want to touch someone he didnt know?”

“A worm of fear wriggled in Jadens stomach, and the ethereal assuredness he channeled moments before evaporated as the worm burrowed deeper. When he next spoke, his own voice of trapped hysteria bro...”

“His rules were thus: One, resist when beneficial to the cause. Two, dignity before humiliation. Three, dont show true emotions.”

“I've been to the other side...You're dead there, too.”

“The two studied one another for what seemed hours, neither saying a word. Jadens first inclination was to yell and demand his freedom, but something held him back. Here was a new man, and a new set...”

“Though it was mid-July, the morning was brisk, the sky a gray cotton of clouds, and Puget Sound a steely, cold blue. Most of Seattle grumbled, worn with winterish weather, impatient for the elusive...”

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”

“I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.”

“If your workplace was somehow transplanted into the jungle and everyone was forced to survive at a very primitive level, it's safe to say that eventually your boss would rape you.”

“You're stubborn- anyone ever tell you that before?”

“Wouldn't want to miss a war, would I?”

“In some ways blowjobs are better than sex because when you have a mouthful of cock you can't make snide comments.”