The thieves know this area. They're night owls. And they're growing bolder.

He takes the prepared charcoal used by artists, brings it to a white heat, and suddenly plunges it in a bath of mercury, of which the globules instantly penetrate the pores of charcoal, and may be said to metallize it.

There was a certain playfulness about her too, such a piquancy or ironic suggestion, such an untouched reserve.

Struggle, disappointment, and criticism all contribute to a person's growth.