“Sanity is a sonnet with a strict meter and rhyme scheme-and my mind is free verse.”

“But I felt like I'd made a journey to the land of fairytales only to find out that the magical world was identical to the real one. Even in fairytales, the sun still burns, sand still works its way into your bikini bottoms, and the diner next door to your motel still scorches toast.”

“mad at me. For Dad, parenting has become just like shooting one of his stupid insurance ads-some makeup to cover the blemishes, a flashy smile, and wham! He's got himself a regular picture-perfect family.”

“Sanity is a sonnet with a strict meter and rhyme scheme-and my mind is free verse.”

“There's a book of poetryin the lines of my handsthat no one wants to read”