Shape of Snakes

Tics are categorized as Motor or Vocal, Simple or Complex ... Complex symptoms include: Body jerking, Skipping, Hitting, Walking on toes, Talking to oneself, Yelling, Coprolalia-vocalizing obscene or other socially unacceptable words or phrases ... Tics increase as a result of tension or stress.

-Kansas City Chapter of the Tourette Syndrome Association

Unhappiness has a habit of being passed around.

-Margaret Atwood, BBC Radio 4's Book Club, May 9. 1999