A good zoo," Stella said, "is a large domain. A wild cage. A safe place to be. It has room to roam and humans who don't hurt." She pauses, considering her words. "A good zoo is how humans make amends.

I always tell the truth, Stella replies. Although I sometimes confuse the facts.

And that's how we ended up discovering the evil horses that threatened all of humanity.

Full emergency power to the engines. Ram the Blade ship.

Homework, I have discovered, involves a sharp pencil and thick books and long sighs.

Pain is life. Life is pain.

Anger only gets in the way.