Emma had never believed in Sant - if he was truly real, the North Pole would have to be in China because all the toys that Santa brings, somewhere or other have a tag that says Made in China. Even a few days earlier, her friend whose elf visits her every Christmas had tried to convert Emma to Elfism. What would it mean if the elf got to your house in two days? her friend had said. Emma's frank response had been: It would mean my parents had paid for extra fast shipping! And Emma had not changed her mind since.

[I]t [opium] is a double-edged sword, a divine gift in the hands of a master, a poison in those of a mere routinist—a medicaster—a demi-physician.

The shore of the sea trends to the southwest.

2002 saw the drop of a new album whose title riffed on the many magazine cover stories calling Sum 41's music infectious.