"Molecules of an idea began coagulating"

"Molecules of an idea began coagulating" - 206 Bones by Kathy Reichs

"You don't need to be here"

"You don't need to be here" - Home by George Saunders

"She wanted them to have a fantastic time out in the world"

"She wanted them to have a fantastic time out in the world" - He Knew by Donald Antrim

"These are good things to look at, but sometimes you don't see them"

"These are good things to look at, but sometimes you don't see them" - Getting Closer by Steven Millhauser

"She closed her eyes, then looked again"

"She closed her eyes, then looked again" - A History of Insects by Yvonne Roberts

"He rose from his chair and put on his hat"

"He rose from his chair and put on his hat" - Bandbox by Thomas Mallon

"A wild hollering noise reaches his ears through the open window"

"A wild hollering noise reaches his ears through the open window" - Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

"He hangs around and makes a nuisance of himself"

"He hangs around and makes a nuisance of himself" - Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

"A loud, wild, shaking voice"

"A loud, wild, shaking voice" - Face by Alice Munro

"Dis Not Plan Me Have in Mind, Floyd"

"Dis Not Plan Me Have in Mind, Floyd" - Pearls Before Swine 2008 Calendar by Stephan Pastis