"They wondered with a furied agitation: would it hurt? How long would it take?"

"The following morning Catherine awoke in a totally bare apartment. There was nothing for her here. Or anywhere."

"I truly believe they’ll eat him alive. I mean, you’ve reported other students who actually meant what they did and they got torn apart."

"I guess if it was winter then it would be easier. Night, perfect black night, comes so quick then. There’s no time for dusk."

"Miss Hilda Wright had seventeen pet rats that slept in the bed with her. Or at least that’s what Susie Dellaray told me."