Eavesdropping is such a regular-person activity.

He’s harmless, poor thing. That’s what everyone said. It was true, but who cares? Lots of people are harmless, but that doesn’t mean I have to like them.

How can something as fragile as a word build the whole world?

Father sighed. “Please spare me these arguments of yours.” “Whose arguments should I use?

When Rose takes to screaming, she starts loud, continues loud, and ends loud. Rose has a very good ear and always screams on the same note. I'd tested her before I burnt the library, and our piano along with it. Rose screams on the note B flat. We don't need a piano anymore now that we have a human tuning fork.

It's strange how a person can have a distinct distaste for herself, but still she clutches on to life.

Even a witch wants sympathy.