“Anna remembered her fifth grade teacher, Mr. White, telling her that hatred wasn't the worst of emotions. If one hated, one still cared. Indifference was the most inhuman.”
“She knew life still had its problems. Jake still hated her dog. Sarah would still connive to set her children against her. Anna would still be a teenager and prone to outbursts. Her new job, if she took one, might not work out.”
“She remembered her books in the moments of worst sorrow, especially the ones that were made for her and the one that saved her life.”
“In the spring of fifth grade, the boob fairy arrived with her wand and smacked Cassie wicked hard.”
“Teachers knew every one of the students, their secrets, their grades, their home situations. And all the students knew the teachers. It was like teachers were people who finally were the most popular at school.”
“One part of her knew this was crazy. But most of her didn’t care.”