Family was a fertile breeding ground for the kind of psychological bacteria that warped minds and devoured hope.

Being rich has never stopped anyone from being greedy.

Family was a fertile breeding ground for the kind of psychological bacteria that warped minds and devoured hope.

She had the kind of looks that had probably been quite pretty in high school, but were now worn down by years of smoking cigarettes, raising children, and the disappointment of being married to an asshole.

But then I had long mistaken being spoiled for being strong, being defiant for being independent, being reckless for being brave.

The world isn't black and white, Annie, it's shades of grey.

The last I knew you were going to a party. just a few friends at the McEvoys' you told me. The science club, you told me. What happened? You got into a fight about the theory of relativity? Did creationists crash the party and start a rumble?