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“The horrific crush of humanity on my soul. Haven’t you ever felt it?” “I think I have—in Walmart.” “Yes! That place is the worst!”
“Oh my god! Ursa, get down here this instant!” Jo hissed. “I don’t have to listen to you because I’m not from this planet. We have our own rules.”
As always, words fail when you most want to say the right thing.” “People think they have to say something, and it never makes me feel better.” “I know. I’ve decided language isn’t as advanced as we think it is. We’re still apes trying to express our thoughts with grunts while most of what we want to communicate stays locked in our brains.”
“Did you see that?” she said. “I caught a big frog, but he got away.” “So much for your handsome prince,” he said. “Who wants a stupid handsome prince?” “What about a smart handsome prince?” “There are no princes in this magic forest,” she said.
“Weird,” Jo said. “Yeah, it intrigued me.” He and Jo stepped over a log together. “It made me pay more attention to them. Most adults don’t realize kids are listening or how much they understand.”
She takes this tiny lamb out of a shoulder bag, lays it on my bed, and hands me the bottle. There, she says, who needs tits anyway? There are other ways to give milk.”
