You need to be more careful, or you could hurt yourself." Right. Thank you, Mrs. Detweiler. I never would have come to that conclusion by myself. I was planning on incorporating a backflip into my next walk across the classroom but on second thought.

Even the plants in Arizona wanted to hurt you.

Wishes are powerful things. You can't expect them to change the world without changing you too.

People weren't firecrackers who burst into the night sky with brilliance and glory, and a moment later faded away to nothing. Our souls had to be more lasting than that.

No wonder he has such nice teeth. They probably pay him in dental floss.

It's not like most people read anymore. Well, not unless the book has a wizard school or a hot vampire. And, as a Kari Kngsley expert, I'm absolutely certain your life has neither of those things.

Perhaps selling your children, your future, just happened one bad decision at a time.