Peer pressure is just that: pressure.

Fitting in" is one of those horrible diseases that turn reasonable minds into sheep-gelatin hive minds.

Just because so many conforming kids wake up every morning asking, 'What is everybody else going to wear today?' doesn't mean that they don't wish it were different. Peer pressure is just that: pressure.

Don't compare yourself to others, instead challenge your capacity.

People just don't realize how much peer pressure, the desire for peer acclamation, influences them.

Charity shook her head, struggling to get back into the flow of Lady Margaret's crisply worded presentation. Brandy brought sleep, and a temporary escape from the ache of a broken heart. But in the morning came gritty eyes, a furry tongue, and a pounding headache that made a foolish girl wince and rub her temples whenever her coolly perfect boss was looking the other way.