“I’m sorry to tell you this, sprite, but you are definitely little.”
“He always loved her because of, not in sprite of, her flaws.”
“You know I'm old in some ways-in others-well, I'm just a little girl. I like sunshine and pretty things and cheerfulness-and I dread responsibility.”
“Too bad you need both hands for crawling," I said. "We could use some sunshine in here.""Next time, I'll be sure to ask the sprites for a flashlight.""And a bottle of water. I think I've swallowed enough dust to shit a brick later.”
“It was in the shady groves of dictionaries that Jack fell in love.”