“I was obsessed. I wouldn't quit. My grades suffered. I didn't care.”

“I liked this girl in my sixth grade class. I dared her to kiss me -- but she didn't!”

“Why does it scare me to think I might be ordinary? I remember when I started first grade and I could hardly pay attention for fear I wouldn't learn to read and write. I didn't want to be like everyone else. I didn't want to have to learn. I wanted to know everything already”

“I applied for the University of Life. Didn't get the grades.”

“If I didn't lost, my master wouldn't seek me.”

“When I was in second grade, my teacher, Miss Maxwell, read from The Harmony Herald that one in every four children lived in China. I remember looking over the room, guessing which children they might be. I wasn't sure where China was, but suspected it was on bus route three. I recall being grateful I didn't live in China because I didn't care for Chinese food and couldn't speak the language.”