The age of the pulp magazine was the last in which youngsters, to get their primitive material, were forced to be literate.

If you seek happiness, look in the mirror. If you seek love, look elsewhere.

It was a bitter moment for us. We weren't two mature parents. We were just two kids playing grown-up. We still needed Mommy and Daddy's permission, blessings, and money to survive.

Jem touched the parabatai rune on his shoulder, through the thin material of his nightshirt. "I am not alone," he said. "Wherever we are, we are as one.