"You are not going to believe me, nobody in their right minds could possibly believe me, but it's true, really it is!

When I woke up this morning, I found I'd turned into my mother." Chapter 1, pg. 1

"She said, 'Annabel, when you're a grown-up, people don't tell you what to do; you have to tell yourself, which is sometimes much more difficult.'

'Sounds like a picnic to me,' I said bitterly." Chapter 1, pg. 6

"But Ape Face just stood there. What was he waiting for, I wondered? Then a grotesque thought came to me. He was waiting to be kissed and I was going to have to do it. So I did--as quickly as possible. Actually, it wasn't too bad. He smelled kind of nice. But I hoped he didn't expect it again at lunchtime. Annabel didn't expect it at all, she never does. Just as well...