Sarge's hands were like a catcher's mitt.

Just finished Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk. Here's a good little excerpt...

Experts in ancient Greek culture say that people back then didn't see their thoughts as belonging to them. When they had a thought, it occurred to them as a god or goddess giving them an order. Apollo was telling them to be brave.
Athena was telling them to fall in love.
Now people hear a commercial for sour cream potato chips and rush out to buy.