Jacob

“Tom said nothing as he listened to her and tasted bile in his mouth. “I know what it is like to be alone, Tom,” she said. Her tone”
― Ron Ripley, The Dunewalkers

“The printing finished—eighty-nine pages in under a minute—before he even made it there. A quick glance to check that the pages were collated properly, then he slipped a wide clip on the top left-hand corner. Then he put the report into the folder marked Butter and Squash Produce.”
― Patrick Logan, Shallow Graves

“seven” “Watch acceleration drift.” “Compensating.” “Sub-system deviance?” “Standard, minus”
― Gerald M. Kilby, Colony One Mars

“He brought them back up to max-speed and followed the road, tearing around the bends as fast as he dared. This area was more perilous. Away from the estate, there were no houses boxing them in. No barricades, no railings. Just one wrong turn and a hundred-foot drop to certain death. The BMW was on its final throes. Any more significant force applied to its chassis would buckle it completely.”
― Matt Rogers, Reloaded