I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12 - Jesus, did you?

He realized now that a lot of the problem had been his own mind, which was usually moving at a speed ten or twenty times that of his classmates. They had thought him strange, weird, or even suicidal, depending on the escapade in question, but maybe it had been a simple case of mental overdrive-if anything about being in constant mental overdrive was simple. Anyway, it was the sort of thing you got under control after a while-you got it under control or you found outlets for it.

I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12 - Jesus, did you?

There will be water if God wills it.

I changed it. I had to. Do you know why?" She studied him, her eyes grave. "Because that was then and this is now. Because the past is gone, even though it defines the present.

stop now before i kill you a word to the wise from your friend PENNYWISE

Mrs. Cole was a perfect democrat. She hated all kids equally.