Sam

“It was friendly. Mostly." I guzzled the coffee like it was a drug.
"Tounge?"
"Have you ever had a friendly tounge kiss?"
"Yes, as a matter of fact, but that's my story. I want to hear yours.”
― Rosemary Harris, Pushing Up Daisies

“Pap said, "Lend me those bolt cutters, Bo"
"They're in the back of the Explorer."
The old man got out the bolt cutter, walked around and snipped one of the leads to the battery on each of the ATV's. The others stood in the darkness watching him, listening to the snip-snip of the bolt cutter.
"Not a bad idea," said Dave. "That way is any of them get past us, he's going to be on foot."
"There's that," Tully said. "And then there's the fact that the old man loves bolt cutters...”
― Patrick F. McManus, The Blight Way

“What's the hurry?" he said
"This door is locked," Tully told him.
"So?"
"Can you pick a lock?"
"I'll give it a try."
"Be my guest" Tully said, stepping to one side.
Pap blew the lock away with the shotgun. He pushed the door open with the barrel.”
― Patrick F. McManus, The Blight Way