I don't mean to cast a dark shadow on all your hopes and dreams, except of course I do, because that is who I am. I'm a dream ruiner.
Sarah Rees BrennanAlan: "I had terrible stage fright." Sin: "I'm not familiar with the concept of 'stage fright.'" A: "It's pretty awful. You end up having to picture the entire audience in their underwear. Phyllis was in that audience, you know." S: "Why, Alan, I had no idea your tastes ran that way." A: "Phyllis is a very nice lady. And I do not consider her so much aged as matured, like a fine wine. But I still think you owe me an archery lesson.
Sarah Rees BrennanDown the well," Angela repeated, and had to go sit down and hold on to her letter opener. It was in the shape of a dagger. Angela said holding it soothed her; seeing Angela hold it did not soothe Kami.
Sarah Rees BrennanSorry-in-the-Vale, Sorriest River, Crying Pools," said Jared. "Is the quarry called Really Depressed Quarry?
Sarah Rees BrennanWhy are you putting on lip gloss, my daughter?โ Dad asked. โTrip to the library? Trip to the nunnery? I hear the nunneries are nice this time of yearโ โฆ โIs this true, Kami? Are you going out on a date?โ Dad asked tragically. โWearing that? Wouldnโt you fancy a shapeless cardigan instead? You rock a shapeless cardigan, honey.
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