Nature Compensates For Its Mistakes.

Ella's Supersonic Voice Followed Her All The Way To Bleecker Street And Then Dissolved Amid The Noisy Profusion Of Shops, Cafes, And Restaurants And The Crush Of People That Made The West Village Of Manhattan Unique In The World. In A Single Block You Could Buy Fertility Statues From Tanzania, Rare Amazonian Orchids, A Pawned Brass Tuba, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Or The Best, Most Expensive Cup Of Coffee You Ever Tasted. It Was The Doughnuts, Incidentally, That Attracted Gaia.

I Am Seventeen. The Good Things About Seventeen Is That You’re Not Sixteen. Sixteen Goes With The Word Sweet, And I Am So Far From Sweet.

Jessica Walked Away From Aaron And Ken, Flashing Them Both A Big Smile. They Were Both Very Attractive - She Had Dated Each Of Them A Number Of Times. In Fact, Not Too Long Ago She Had Contemplated Falling In Love With Ken For Lack Of Anything Better To Do.

The People With The Most Fear Have The Greatest Opportunity To Be Brave.

Love Was More Than Blind. It Was Deaf And Dumb, Too. It Was Catatonic. It Was Vegetative.