He only wishes there were something that would heal the scars in his mind, which he can still feel. He sees his mind now as an archipelago of islands that he labors to build bridges between - and while he's had great success engineering the most spectacular of bridges, he suspects there are some islands that he'll never reach.
Neal ShustermanSure, I can talk like you, but I choose not to, It's like an art, you know? Picasso had to prove to the world he could paint the right way, before he goes putting both eyes on the side of a face... See if you paint wrong because that's the best you can do, you just a chump. But you do it because you want to? Then you're an artist...You can take that to the grave and dig it up when you need it.
Neal ShustermanThe woman wears a floral print blouse with lots of leaves and pink flowers. Risa would like to attack her with a weed whacker.
Neal ShustermanMooooon!โ said the Ogre. โTranquility โฆโ Then he pointed at the full moon. โNeil Armstrong walked in a sea of Tranquility.โ Then he added, โItโs made of cheese. But you have to take off the plastic before you put it on a burger.โ Mickey sighed. โWhatโs his story?โ the wraith asked. โHeโs chocolate,โ Mikey said.
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