Face it," Gary told her kindly. "You'll never catch up. You just do as much as you can and take the punishments without saying anything. Sometimes I wonder if that isn't what they're really trying to teach us--to take plenty and keep our mouths shut.

Does anyone in this land act like they're supposed to?

As I recall, this word's use means somewhere there is a tree that is now a - a two-legger. -Numair Salmalin

You're an obnoxious canker-blossom. Go ooze somewhere else.

Anyone who tells you they don't need to rewrite, they're usually the ones who need it worst.

You turned into a hero when I wasn't watching.

That's all this job is, Daine," she explained. "Trying to please everyone and pleasing no one. And it will only get worse, not better.