What she had long believed was not true, and now the world was wide open to discover what was. It is like all my life I thought the sky was green.

But when she turned her back to the lights, she saw that the night was so dark...She could not see the stars. The world felt as high as the depthless night sky and deeper than she could know. She understood, suddenly and keenly, that she was too small to run away, and she sat on the damp ground and cried.

Enna leaned back her head and laughed at the sky. 'Of course he wasn't! Who could kill Razo?

Many times I have learned that, you never judge a book by its cover. Like people, it is the inside that counts.

Even the jerks earn some of our affection. We can be glad they're gone and yet still mourn the good parts.

A heart is a heart in a child or a man.

What are you doing?" "Ya!" said Jane, whirling around, her hands held up menacingly. It was Mr. Nobley with coat, hat, and cane, watching her with wide eyes. Jane took several quick (but oh so casual) steps away from Martin's window. "Um, did I just say, 'Ya'?" "You just said 'Ya,'" he confirmed. "If I am not mistaken, it was a battle cry, warning that you were about to attack me. I, uh..." She stopped to laugh. "I wasn't aware until this precise and awkward moment that when startled in a startled in a strange place, my instincts would have me pretend to be a ninja.