“There are those rare people who function like human magnets, who are individually so attractive – or repellent, depending on the situation – that a considerable amount more seems to happen to them, and likewise, their presence in a certain place makes more seem to happen around them. They’re magical people. They have special power.”
“It’s a terrible thing but it seems like tragedy brings people together, makes them more supportive, more dependent.”
“Spider had that easy way about him that people who have never had anything bad happen to them seem to possess.”
“They were like two magnets who couldn't decide whether to attract or repel.”
“She looked at her shelves, filled with books in which the bad stuff that happened to people was caused by things like witches who lured people into the woods. In a weird way, the world seemed to make more sense that way.”
“It seems the older people get, the more shit they ignore. Or, like Dad, they pay attention to stuff that distracts them from the more important things that they’re ignoring.”