`` it was an obsession with me . i bet tess and dell had to carry me-drag me . i covered her tiny hand with my own and pushed away from the bar with a lurch . i thought i would starve to death searching for parking , but i was finally lucky enough to find a spot close to the stores . or is he shaking because he needs a drink ? their mind is always on the brink , so to say , at the breaking point . `` the bone is fractured , though it appears only in one place . '' 