Don't ask me any questions right now. I'm grumpy and I'll probablly make fun of you. -Effie Kaligaris

She got tired of herself. She got tired of not being able to say what she wanted or do what she wanted or even want what she wanted.

As the three of them walked home from the trees, nobody needed to say it, but Ama knew. They had questioned their friendship. They had searched and wondered, looking for a sign. And all along they'd had their trees. You couldn't wear them. You couldn't pass them around. They offered no fashion advantage. But they had roots. They lived.

He loved her for being so beautiful, and he hated her for it. He loved how she put shiny stuff on her lips for him, and he also reviled her for it. He wanted her to walk home alone, and he wanted to run after her and grab her up before she could take another step.

She remembered me.' This was his worst weakness, his most toxic drug.

But will he come I just want to know what you think the odds are. Tell me what you really think." "I think Tibby was a wise girl. I think she loved you.

Love who you love while you have them. That's all you can do. Let them go when you must. If you know how to love, you'll never run out.