She laughed when there was no joke. She danced when there was no music. She had no friends, yet she was the friendliest person in school.

You’ll know her more by your questions than by her answers. Keep looking at her long enough. One day you might see someone you know.

He doesn't think. He just does. A nonthinking doer.

She was bendable light: she shone around every corner of my day.

You are what you are" "Which is what? I wondered

She dreams a lot. She dreams of Ondines and falling maidens and houses burning in the night. But search her dreams all you like and you'll never find Prince Charming. No knight on a white horse gallops into her dreams to carry her away. When she dreams of love, she dreams of smashed potatoes.

Who doesn't love a compliment? But every compliment comes with a warning: Beware—Do Not Overuse. Go ahead, sniff your compliment. Take a little sip. But don't chew, don't swallow. If you do, you risk abandoning the good work that inspired the compliment in the first place. If that happens, maybe it was the compliment and not the job well done that you were aiming for all along.