In our minds we tried to pin her to a corkboard like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through and away she flew
Jerry SpinelliShe was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower, the flitting shadow of an elf owl. We did not know what to make of her. In our minds we tried to pin her to a cork board like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through and away she flew.
Jerry SpinelliHow much better might human communication be if words were as precious as diamonds? If each of us were allotted only 100 words per day?
Jerry Spinelli