"She was alone, pacing slowly, talking under her breath, pointing and directing remarks to an invisible audience in the room."
"Light is a lone traveler."
As the C-130 rolled to a stop, an air force ambulance backed itself close to the rear hatch.
"The sofa was perfect for sleeping"
Whatever mechanism within you is responsible for adrenaline, it has never been so sleek and polished, so keenly poised to pump out a warming squirt of adrenal fluid.
I think I found a winner. From A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson:
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