Crenshaw

by Katherine Applegate

Scientists can’t afford to be optimists or pessimists. They just observe the world and see what is.

“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans,

But I told myself that in nature it’s survival of the fittest. Eat or be eaten. Kill or be killed.

Imaginary friends are like books. We’re created, we’re enjoyed, we’re dog-eared and creased, and then we’re tucked away until we’re needed again.”