About 14 per cent of us lack a muscle called the palmaris longus, which helps to keep the palm tensed.

He was friends with a classmate of mine named Marko, a faux-aristocratic Serbian who had been my companion in girllessness since nursery school, thanks largely to his head, which was shaped like a watermelon.

It may be that Overall and Unionall buttons are not remarkable for their beauty of design, nor yet for their technical excellence;

Afore lang days, I hope to see him here, / About his milkness and his cows to speer.