“Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can."
Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"
Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"
"Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."
Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."
...
I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."
"I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.
"And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.”
― The Titan’s Curse
Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"
Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"
"Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."
Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."
...
I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."
"I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.
"And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.”
― The Titan’s Curse
“One's ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature”
― A Study in Scarlet
― A Study in Scarlet
“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”
― The Boscombe Valley Mystery - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
― The Boscombe Valley Mystery - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.”
― The Valley of Fear
― The Valley of Fear
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