“But hatred and viciousness are addictive. You can get high on them. Once you've had a little, you start… — Margaret Atwood

Why is war so much like a practical joke? she thinks. Hiding behind bushes, leaping out, with not much difference between Boo! and Bang! except the blood.

“Life is warped. I'm just in sync.”

“Gender roles suck," says Swift Fox. Then you should stop playing them, thinks Toby.