“Quite a few kids turned to look at us — you didn’t see a kid grease and a Socy cheerleader together often.”
speak platinum edition, chapter 1, page 30
“Being careful to not wake Johnny up, I went to sit on the steps and smoke a cigarette. The dawn was coming then. All the lower valley was covered with mist, and sometimes little pieces of it broke off and floated away in small clouds. The sky was lighter in the east, and the horizon was a thin gold line. The clouds changed from gray to pink, and the mist was touched with gold. There was a silent moment when everything held its breath, and then the sun rose. It was beautiful.”
speak platinum edition, chapter 5, page 77
