She had a bluebird tattooed on her shoulder, but happiness always seemed to fly away.

"Let's not kid ourselves," said Billy to Nanny.

The Sympathy Orchestra

plays for you

its saddest, sweetest,

softest tune.

Concord the Pacifist Betta Fish was a lover, not a fighter.

Which was why he got along well with Smooch the Kissing Gourami.

"You've got to stop talking to yourself," I whispered.

The girl with scoliosis knew she had to put her back into it and straighten herself out.

No one will ever tell you to "be shy."

Mary was of two minds when it came to the notion of self-acceptance.

"I guess I just didn't think you'd replace me," said the light bulb.

FOR SALE

A Penny For My Thoughts

A Nickel For My Nightmares

A Dime For My Dreams

On the last page of the last book was where she found the answer.

She could only read his letters by moonlight.

Don't look now, but they're gaining on you.

The pages in this book are out of order! Now I can't tell where it ends.

The one thing they all wanted to buy wasn't for sale.

Serenaked: v. to musically bare one's soul.

When they said she wasn't "all there," they were right.

[for A Copy of a Copy's drawing, "unfinished"]

I wasn't sure

whether what I had found

was a vampire campsite

or a sacred burial ground

I'd cut it,

but then I'd have to find somewhere else to put all this stuff.