Always remember, mine Sadie: life is very long, unless it is not." Sadie knew this to be a tautology, but it also happened to be true. - Gabrielle Zevin

Always remember, mine Sadie: life is very long, unless it is not.

You are not a beautiful girl, and even if you were, you know that is not related to how much sex a person has. Plenty of ugly people have sex. Plenty of ordinary people have sex. Plenty of beautiful people spend their nights alone.

Why'd you give him all that stuff after he tried to rob me?"

"Because he was less fortunate than us, Natty. And Daddy always said that we have to be mindful of those who are less fortunate."

"But Daddy killed people, didn't he?"

"Yes," I admitted. "Daddy was complex.

You can either be a bystander who lives his life in reaction to the decisions that others make, or you can be the leader who is making those decisions.