“Stepping lightly, just like a ballerina.”
“You’re just jealous of me because I’m a tap-dancing ballerina fairy princess veterinarian!”
“All the metaphors in this world wouldn’t scratch the surface of what stepping into darkness is like for me. And that’s just darkness. Don’t get me started on light. Really, don’t get me started on light.”
“I don’t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses.”
“Did I ever tell you my pet peeve?'No,' I said.People who dress up their pets to look like Little Lord Fauntleroys or cowboys, clowns, ballerinas. As if it's not enough just to be a dog or cat or turtle.”
“Adolescence is like having only enough light to see the step directly in front of you.”