It's always darkest before the ultimate sparkle.

The world expected girls to pluck and primp and put on heels. Meanwhile, boys dressed in rumpled T-shirts and baggy pants and misplace their combs, and yet you were suppose to fall at their feet? Unacceptable.

You must remember, my dear lady, the most important rule of any successful illusion: First, the people must want to believe in it.

Really, being a librarian is a much more dangerous job than you realize.

There are no safe choices. Only other choices.

He plants his feet stubbornly, adopting what he must think is an heroic post. He's just begging for a pigeon to fly by and relieve itself.

They swoon over Tom, who preens for them, bowing, which sets them to blushing and giggling. God help us all.