The world rests upon a turtle, which itself stands on the back of an elephant!” Alek tried not to laugh. “Then what does the elephant stand on, madam?” “Don’t try to be clever, young man.” She narrowed her eyes. “It’s elephants all the way down!

so pRetty i hAd to Eat hiM

Most men's awareness doesn't extend past their dinner plates.

I go where the lizards tell me.

Becoming pretty doesn't just change the way you look," she said. "No," David said. "It changes the way you think.

Hard work's a good distraction.

Sometimes it felt like her life was a series of falls from ever-greater heights.