His speech failed to rouse an enthusiastic cheer, but no one dared contradict him.

I know you pretty well." "Better than anyone I think." I smiled. Her compliment was like a gift itself, only more precious than anything that could be bought.

His speech failed to rouse an enthusiastic cheer, but no one dared contradict him.

Here's all I know: that the world is uncontrollable. Chaos reigns. That anything and everything might be possible. I won't subscribe to any rational system again. Nothing will bind me.

Let me get you all some punch,” I said. “You're leaving us?” said Isabel, sounding panicky. “I'll be right back,” I promised. “If anyone comes near you, just scream and run.

It was as though, in one moment, he had become a stranger. And I a stranger to myself.

If my heart were a compass, you'd be North.