I needed to stop being what everyone thought I was.

Happiness is a risk. If you’re not a little scared, then you’re not doing it right.

Crystalline swirls of sugar and flour still lingered in the air like kite tails.

The next morning dawned bright and sweet, like ribbon candy.

I think of the future all the time. All my life I've chased dreams of what could be. For the first time in my life, I've actually caught one. I'll give you one day at a time, Claire. But remember, I'm thousands of days ahead already.

When someone needs help, you help. Right?

Why were girls in such a hurry to grow up? Agatha would never understand. Childhood was magical. Leaving it behind was a magnificent loss.