She liked to disappear, even when she was in the same room as other people. It was a talent, as it was a curse.

I can hurt myself more than anyone else can, she told her sister. I can do it with my eyes closed.

The weak are cruel. The strong have no need to be.

Crying wasn't like riding a bike. Give it up, and you quickly forget how it's done.

I can't really work on more than one thing at a time

Any institution becomes a community - whether it's a high school or a boarding school or a publishing company or a small town where everybody knows certain things about people.

Young Sally Owens: He will hear my call a mile away. He will whistle my favorite song. He can ride a pony backwards. Young Gillian Owens: What are you doing? Young Sally Owens: Summoning up a true love spell called Amas Veritas. He can flip pancakes in the air. He'll be marvelously kind. And his favorite shape will be a star. And he'll have one green eye and one blue. Young Gillian Owens: Thought you never wanted to fall in love. Young Sally Owens: That's the point. The guy I dreamed of doesn't exist. And if he doesn't exist I'll never die of a broken heart.