This kind of thing always amazed Ginny--people who just walked away from institutions. People who left school when they didn't see the point. Aunt Peg had done that. Ginny knew she never would. That either made her someone who worked hard and finished things, or someone who didn't have the guts to break away from the pack. Maybe both.

Braiiinnnnssss," we said in unison. "It's both sad and incredibly impressive that you were all ready with that one.

Walk really, really carefully. It's not complicated, but if you mess up, you'll die, so pay attention.

These houses had been plunked down with an alarming randomness -- unevenly spaced, on crooked lines, like whoever had designed the place had said, "We'll just follow this cat, and wherever he sits down, we'll build something.

She firmly held the theory that everyone gets at least one very stupid superpower.

You can never visit the same place twice. Each time, it's a different story. By the very act of coming back, you wipe out what came before.

My rule is: the second you find yourself doing something you hate, quit doing it.