Lisi Harrison · 256 pages
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“What was it about high school that made people think with their insecurities instead of their brains?”
“Like Martin Luther King Jr., Frankie dreamed of living in a nation where people would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. The sonner she realized that dream, the sooner she could get started on Katy Perry's and live the teenage one.”
“Ignorance is bliss was bull. Melody had been ignorant her whole life, and things were far from blissful. It was time to give knowledge is power a try.”
“The hardest thing about being a parent is watching your kids make mistakes. Our instinct is to protect you. But you're right, Deenie. Sometimes we have to step aside and let you make them anyway. The best we can do is be there when you mess up.”
“Blame was a luxury they could no longer afford.”
“Candace nodded a little too hard. She loved making her ponytail swing.”
“I know when I'm not wanted," joked Uncle Vlad. "Guess I'll make like under-eye cream and get the bags.”
“What's wrong with mistakes? Not that I'd know. No one's ever let me make any.”
“Insane was probably the right word, but Clawdeen preferred determined.”
“Anyway, no guy wants to be with a girl if she's not into him. So you did him a favor.”
“I realize that some people will not believe that a child of little more than ten years is capable of having such feelings. My story is not intended for them. I am telling it to those who have a better knowledge of man. The adult who has learned to translate a part of his feelings into thoughts notices the absence of these thoughts in a child, and therefore comes to believe that the child lacks these experiences, too. Yet rarely in my life have I felt and suffered as deeply as at that time.”
“It's a commonly known fact that while cats can't stand ghosts, spiders love them.”
“Sabit fikirli, kafasını tek bir düşünceye takmış her türlü insan, yaşamım boyunca beni çekmiştir, çünkü bir insan kendini ne kadar sınırlarsa, öte yandan sonsuza o kadar yakın olur; işte böyle görünüşte dünyadan kopuk yaşayanlar, özel yapıları içinde karınca gibi, dünyanın tuhaf ve eşi benzeri olmayan bir maketini kurarlar.”
“I am going to keep on defying you. I am going to shame you with my defiance. You remind me that I am a mere mortal and you are a prince of Faerie. Well, let me remind you that means you have much to lose and I have nothing. You may win in the end, you may ensorcell me and hurt me and humiliate me, but I will make sure you lose everything I can take from you on the way down. I promise you this is the least of what I can do.”
“No Longer Mine
It should be my right to mourn someone who has yet to leave this world but no longer wants to be part of mine.”
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