Anna Wiley Quotes

“All the neighborhood dogs can see right through me. They know. They aren’t even barking. Out of pity, I suppose.
The Carlucci’s dog is the worst barker in the neighborhood, but not today. I walk up to his gate and give it a shake. No reaction. He sits on the porch staring at me, like I ain’t nothin’. I look around and find a stick. I throw it at him.
Down deep, I really didn’t intend to hit him, but the stick bounces off his rump.
I cringe and cover my mouth. “Sorry,” I say.
The old dog just walks to his back yard, disgusted with the whole mess.
“You don’t understand,” I yell after him. “I’m having a life crisis!”
― Michael Benzehabe, Zonked Out: The Teen Psychologist of San Marcos Who Killed Her Santa Claus and Found the Blue-Black Edge of the Love Universe

“It’s funny,” John says, “how piano keys are black and white, yet they play a thousand different colors.”
“‘Cept there ain’t no piyana,” Captain Clark shushes.
John’s face goes blank. “Really? I thought I heard one.”
Captain Clark looks at me, almost apologetically. “He’s got Van Gogh’s ear fer music.”
― Michael Benzehabe, Zonked Out: The Teen Psychologist of San Marcos Who Killed Her Santa Claus and Found the Blue-Black Edge of the Love Universe