It was as though she wore a mask made from toadskins. Her clothes were crocodile skin the color of old tobacco, and she carried a staff of twisted driftwood.

After finding out he'd been cheating, I had to finish with him.

... as there is no frost or snow in the south and flowers growing there are hot-natured too.

8 P.M. (Sundance) UNFOLDING FLORENCE: THE MANY LIVES OF FLORENCE BROADHURST (2006) Gillian Armstrong (“Oscar and Lucinda”) examines the mysterious life of Broadhurst, a flamboyant Australian designer known for her handprinted wallcoverings — and her endless reinvention of herself.