She wishes she had time to run around the block once or twice; maybe then she wouldn't feel as if she were about to burn up or shatter.

“He could burn her up alive; he could do it in a minute flat, and that's not eas…”

“I read Greek myths. I read about far off places, Venice and Paris. I read about…”

“Our house was littered with books- in the kitchen, under the beds, stuck betwee…”

“The children on the playground all heard her. They took off running together, a…”