After the woman left, Gran, staring out back at the Zebra Forest, said to me, 'I'm a liar, I'll admit. But I pride myself on being a perfect liar. That's part of my educational philosophy, too, Annie B. Mark that down. Lesson one: If you're going to do something, make sure to do it with excellence.

— Adina Rishe Gewirtz

But when you're in second grade, you don't yet know the meaning of impossible

— Adina Rishe Gewirtz