I thought of the bowl of water my mother taught me to look into. It was true, everything a person ever needed to know was right there in a single bowl small enough to fit in the palm of one hand.

“Abra DeMadrigal didn't look young enough to be my sister anymore. Her sorrow we…”

“Books may well be the only true magic.”

“It's not the lie that's the problem; it's the distance the lie forges between y…”

“Sometimes, running away means you're headed in the exact right direction.”