“The word is the prettiest weapon in the world.”
“What a strange world it is, where prisoners are left their weapons and the written word is a mortal danger.”
“Not the prettiest girl in the world, maybe, but cute and quick and fun to have around.”
“I answer her with my silence, understanding the full power of it for the first time. Words are weapons. Weapons are powerful. So are unsaid words. So are unused weapons.”
“So I rushed past the pretty girls, and the prettiest girls in the world live in Des Moines.”
“Cecily is the sweetest, dearest, prettiest girl in the whole world. And I don't care twopence about social possibilities.”