Trees Had Died To Make These Forms,

I Love Him," I Said, But Even To My Own Ears I Didn't Sound Happy About It.

I Could Add Her To The Long List Of People I Didn't Understand.

I've Often Wished When I Started A Book I Knew What Was Going To Happen. I Talked To Writers Who Write 80-page Outlines, And I'm Just In Awe Of That.

When You've Been Really Beaten, You Realize That You Are Just An Envelope Of Skin, An Easily Penetrated Envelope That Holds Together A Lot Of Fluids And Some Rigid Structures, Which In Their Turn Can Simply Be Broken And Invaded.

The Last Time I Wore An Animal Hide; But This Time I Settled For This." Eric Had Been Wearing A Long Trench Coat. Now He Threw It Off Dramatically, And I Could Only Stand And Stare. Normally, Eric Was A Blue-jeans-and-t-shirt Kind Of Guy. Tonight, He Wore A Pink Tank Top And Lycra Leggings[...]they Were Pink And Aqua, Like The Swirls Down The Side Of Jason's Truck.