Shay sometimes talked in a mysterious way, like she was quoting the lyrics of some band no one else listened to.

And it was pretty clear that no prince was showing up, or at least that he was really late.

History would indicate that the majority of people have always been sheep.

The very idea of making shoes by hand boggled her mind.

Sometimes you can’t choose what you love.

Money's the same, whoever gives it to you. That was the point of money, after all: crisp and clean or wrinkled or disintegrated into quarters - a dollar was always worth a hundred cents.

You see, freedom has a way of destroying things.