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

Like Robin Hood....Not real, but true.

The problem was that I'd never worn a bikini before. My dad doesn't allow them. He thinks even one-pieces show too much skin and constantly suggests that Jane and I wear wet suits.

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

"Women," he said in disgust. I wasn't sure whether we was referring to me or nuns.

I will not go on, I thought. I won't. I will throw my soul to the wind and blow into a thousand pieces. I will wash up on a shore somewhere like bleached and broken driftwood. I will dry out in the sun until I-and any gift I ever had-shrivel into the sand.

But that's how life is. You never know how it's going to turn out, and you can't plan for everything. You just have to do your best dealing with things as they come and hope people forgive you when you make a mistake.