As she always did on any really important day, Penelope Hayes wore red.

Heart-stopping envy is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't go looking for boys in the dark They will say pretty things then leave you with scars. Do go looking for boys in the park For that is where the true gentlemen are.

Already she could feel the stunning weight of a lifetime of regret for letting him go, and she knew that it was enought to bury her alive.

Living too much in one's head can be dangerous.

She had had no idea what it would do to her seeing him in a suit.

She was full of some strange energy that morning. Her every movement had purpose and life and she seemed to find satisfaction in every little thing.