“Like all sentient beings, Fat Charlie had a weirdness quotient. For some days the needle had been over in the red, occasionally banging jerkily against the pin. Now the meter broke.” MeterWeirdnessNeil GaimanAnansi BoysFat CharlieQuotient Book:Anansi Boys Source: Anansi Boys
“Fat Charlie went back to his hotel room, the colour of underwater, where his lime sat, like a small green Buddha, on the countertop. "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.” GreenBuddhaGaimanAnansi BoysLimeFat Charlie Book:Anansi Boys Source: Anansi Boys