Cash or check?โ he said cheekily. Even the dullest Ohio girls knew that bit of lingo: Kiss now or kiss later? โBankโs closed, pal.
Libba BrayHarold Brodie is a louse and a lothario who cheats at cards and has a different girl in his rumble seat every week. That coupe of his is pos-i-tute-ly a petting palace. And heโs a terrible kisser to boot.โ Evieโs parents stared in stunned silence. โOr so Iโve heard.
Libba BrayThe rules of magic, my dear, are best not discusses. For once we understand the illusion, we no longer believe it.
Libba BrayWhat did I do to make Mommy leave?โ โYou didnโt do anything. This isnโt your fault.โ โThen why?โ sheโd wailed. โI donโt know,โ her daddy had said, and he looked so sad. โIt isnโt fair!โ โNo, it isnโt, baby. Not by a mile. The worldโs only as fair as you can make it. Takes a lot of fight. A lot of fight. But if you stay in here, in your own little cave, thatโs one less fighter on the side of fair.
Libba Bray