“She no longer think that a situation could be made better by writing a poem about it.”

“She had reached a turning point. She no longer believed that a situation could be made better by writing a poem about it.”

“Good God, 'the elusive thing'. She had reached a turning point. She no longer believed that a situation could be made better by writing a poem about it.”

“She made a firm resolution, one of the resolutions she was making almost daily these days. No more sleepovers, no more writing poetry, no more wasting time. Time to tidy up your life. Time to start again.”

“She made you decent, and in return, you made her so happy.”

“She made you decent, and in return you made her so happy”

“…she was discovering once again that reading and writing were not the same — you couldn't just soak it up then squeeze it out again.”