I hate to be where she is not, when she is not. And yet, I am always going. - Henry deTamble

absence can be present, like a damaged nerve, like a dark bird

I won't ever leave you, even though you're always leaving me.

We laugh and laugh, and nothing can ever be sad, no one can be lost, or dead, or far away: right now we are here, and nothing can mar our perfection, or steal the joy of this perfect moment.

It's funny how we like labels. If I ever have a bookstore, I'm not going to put any labels on the sections.

I feel moderately bad about this whole thing. On the one hand, I am providing myself with urgently required survival skills. Other lessons in this series include Shoplifting, Beating People Up, Picking Locks, Climbing Trees, Driving, Housebreaking, Dumpster Diving, and How to Use Oddball Things like Venetian Blinds and Garbage Can Lids as Weapons. On the other hand, I’m corrupting my poor innocent little self. I sigh. Somebody’s got to do it.

I never understood why Clark Kent was so hell bent on keeping Lois Lane in the dark.