i do n't think her parents would have let her go . '' he was forced to quit his job of nine years at st. marks used books after his allergies overwhelmed him . we live in the same building , he said . `` sorry , sister , it 's been tried more than a few times and the ass**les who come for me are the ones who wind up in the graves . '' the tiny hand whipped around wildly-but only when he faced in one direction . she covered her face with her hands , her lungs burning . 