Children are wickeder than adults, they have no sense of restraint.

...the reasons just reassemble themselves in different patterns every time I think about it.

at least i'm talkng to myself. instead of giving myself the cold shoulder

Always the bridesmaid , never the bride." Always the godfather, never the god".

I shall pray for your soul,' promised Nessarose. I shall wait for your shoes,' Elphie answered.

To consider what other people might say is hardly a good reason to take action or to defer it. You have your own life to live, Iris, and at its end, the only opinion that amounts to anything is that which God bestows

...looking at him makes her feel like laughing all over - as if she could laugh not just with her mouth but with her eyes, her heart, her very limbs.