Annie on My Mind

“Don’t let ignorance win,” said Ms. Stevenson. “Let love.”

“The one thing that having a temper has taught me, Liza,” she said, “is that most of the time it’s better to do one’s exploding in private.

“See—we’re women. We wear dresses.” Oh, God, how ridiculous!

which is called ‘Invictus,’

“I am the captain of my soul.”

since long before I could spell the word,

Liza’s in love, Liza’s in love

“You must be in love or something, Lize,” he said,

. Stevenson, who taught art and was also faculty adviser to student council

I almost hit the publicity chairman for the fund drive instead—Mr. Piccolo, father of one of the freshmen