What did your mom say?" "She said I better not be pregnant." Janie snorts. "What the hell is wrong with our parents, anyway? Wait -- you're not, are you?" "Of course not! Sheesh, Janers! I may not have gotten the best grades in school, but I'm not stupid. You know I'm on the Pill. And his Jimmy doesn't get near me without a raincoat, yadamean? Ain't nothin' getting through my little fortress!
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Related Im okay Im okay now. But you really need to listen to me 'cause im telling you the trut... GERARD WAY i know im not the girl you wanted. not the one you want to hear from. but what you see is what you g... SIMI GREWAL You say I am repeating Something I have said before. I shall say it again. Shall I say it... T.S. ELIOT Did I Not Say To You Did I not say to you, “Go not there, for I am your friend; in this... JALALUDDIN MEVLANA RUMI IF YOU CAN'T THANK GOD FOR WHAT YOU HAVE, THANK HIM FOR WHAT YOU HAVE ESCAPED! NOT SURE i believe in love. lust. sex. romance. i don't want everything to add up to the perfect equation...i... NOT REAL A conservative is a liberal who just got mugged and a liberal is a conservative who just got arreste... NOT SURE If you are constantly looking in the rear view mirror, how will you ever see what is in front of you... NOT SURE So, what are you doing tonight?" Me?" Janie laughs. "Homework, of course." You want compan... LISA MCMANN May she wake in torment!’ [...] ‘Why, she’s a liar to the end! Where is she? Not there - ... EMILY BRONTë (What are your ghosts like?) (They are on the insides of the lids of my eyes.) (This is al... JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER You know what else he said?" Anne Marie asked. "Tell me," I said. I didn't want to know, ... BROCK CLARKE DON'T SAY, DO Do not say things You think I want to hear. Instead, S... SUZY KASSEM A little girl came home from school with a drawing she'd made in class.She danced into the kitchen ,... MITCH ALBOM I’m looking for Fat Hoochie Prom Queen,” I declared. He did not respond. “It’s a b... RACHEL COHN I'm so not interesting in having to try and make something out of foil." What, you didn't like ... ELIZABETH SCOTT Me?...Stupid?” I fluttered my eyes innocently. “When have I ever done anything stupid?” <... M.A. GEORGE This is sams phone" there was a long,heavy pause, and then: "oh." Another pause. "Youre the girl, ar... MAGGIE STIEFVATER The Pretender Keep you in the dark you know they all pretend Keep you in the dark an... FOO FIGHTERS (Frances has gotten out of bed again and come to her parents' room...) 'How can the wind have a... RUSSELL HOBAN “So how’d you do it? How did you get to where you aren’t scared all the freaking time?” DANIEL ABRAHAM I said to my soul Be still And wait without hope For hope would be hope for the wrong thing... TS (THOMAS STEARNS) ELIOT I may not be beautiful, I may not be tall, I may have no legs, And be hairy and all.<... ANTHONY T. HINCKS He stared at me. "She liked you, boy." The intensity of his voice and eyes made me blink. "Yes,... JERRY SPINELLI Hess laughed. "You know, I thought you were a mousy little thing when I first saw you, Claire, but y... RACHEL CAINE I lied," I said. ... "I know it," he said. "Then do something about it. Do anything, just ... WILLIAM FAULKNER So what are you going to tell her?" "A little help?" I pleaded. "What does she want to know?" STEPHENIE MEYER You are not white, but a rainbow of colors. You are not black, but golden. You a... SUZY KASSEM so what brings you to the doctor today?" "hmm, im afraid i have the chronic desire to save peop... DEB CALETTI It's not easy, but do it anyway It's not easy to love, when you get resentment in re... HENNA SOHAIL It's not easy, but do it anyway It's not easy to love, when you get resentment in re... HENNA SOHAIL You're not going to get weird on me, are you?" "How exactly would I get weird on y... THOMAS PIERCE why can't you see i'm a kid', said the kid. Why try to make me like you? Why are you hurt ... SHEL SILVERSTEIN Achilles was looking at me. “Your hair never quite lies flat, here.” He touched my head, just be... MADELINE MILLER I begged her, 'Please don't leave me stranded in the middle of some primitive zarking forest with no... DOUGLAS ADAMS Don't run away. Im not running away. Im already gone. -Lena and Ethan KAMI GARCIA You said you didn’t care what I thought. Or what I did. Or if I died, if I’m not mistaken." SARAH J. MAAS (You do not have to be shamed in my closeness. Family are the people who must never make you feel as... JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER What did you say, Arthur?" "I said, how the hell did you get here?" "I was a row of dots f... DOUGLAS ADAMS A son says to his Mother: "Mother, today I fought with my friend." His Mother says: "Why did yo... VERONICA ROTH You've a pretty good nerve," said Ratchett. "Will twenty thousand dollars tempt you?" It ... AGATHA CHRISTIE When I am with you, I am invincible. When I am with you, your kind and loving presence strength... LAARNI VENUS MARIE GIANGO tanith: have you called the police? fergus: they, uh, they said theyd call by this afternoon. DEREK LANDY Look, this is all very, very weird. Why are you focusing on rumours and urban legends? You haven’t... DEREK LANDY [...} What did I tell you about wandering off? Why don't you ever do anything I say? If I didn't kno... DEREK LANDY I'm sorry,' said the shopkeeper. 'I can't understand your ridiculous accent.' 'My accent?' DEREK LANDY How about the wrong crowd," I said. "You getting in with them?" "Not much luck," Paul said. "I'... ROBERT B. PARKER Simon!" Clary shouted, and seized his arm. "What?" Simon looked alarmed. "I'm not really ... CASSANDRA CLARE In youth, it was a way I had, To do my best to please. And change, with every passing lad<... DOROTHY PARKER You know, I thought you were a mousy little thing when I first saw you, Claire, but you're not, are ... RACHEL CAINE You are what you are, and what you are is not me! ANTHONY T. HINCKS YOU ARE JUST You are not just for the right or left, but for what is right over the ... SUZY KASSEM Remind me again-why do you hate me so much?" I don't hate you." Could've foole... RICK RIORDAN Already the people murmur that I am your enemy because they say that in verse I give the world ... JULIA DE BURGOS JACK AGüERO TRANSLATOR As I said, you have mistaken me for another. London is full of drab little peahens, sir. Now, then, ... CHARLOTTE FEATHERSTONE What happiness? Here we have a kind of what they call a multiple choice question. 1 MINUTO NA PALMA DA MãO Okay, I thought wolves had packs. Do you have a pack?” “Not in the traditional sense.” CARRIE JONES Wanderer: You don't really feel that way about me you know. It's this body... she's pretty isn't she... STEPHENIE MEYER But we're not sleeping," he points out. "well, I would be," I say, "if you would let me off the... LAUREN BARNHOLDT Do you have a Wish?' he asked, referring to this organization, The Genie Foundation, which is in the... JOHN GREEN My muscles informed me they did not want to go through any more exercise today. So I suggest that ma... RICHELLE MEAD So say I’m your mom.' 'What?' I said. 'I’m your mom,' he repeated. 'Now tell me you wa... SARAH DESSEN I tried to tell you. You said you didn't care, remember?" A muscle ticked below his eye. "You s... GENA SHOWALTER I stopped going to therapy because I knew my therapist was right and I wanted to keep bein... CLEMENTINE VON RADICS Did you just tell us you're gay?" Asks Nick "Yes." "Okay," he says. Abby swats him. "What?... BECKY ALBERTALLI i DO NOT WHY BUT i KEEP THINKING OF YOU, WHAT DID YOU EVER DO TO ME? I have tried na nika... HANIMOZ OBEY What's that you're holding?" he asked, noticing the pamphlet, still rolled up in her left hand. CASSANDRA CLARE Why didn't you write all this time? Did you not remember us in a song? A dance? In th... KAMAND KOJOURI What the hell, Cade? You knew, and you never thought . . . ‘Hey, maybe I should tell my broth... MAISEY YATES Isabelle snorted, "All the boys are gay. In this truck, anyway. Well, not you, Simon." "... CASSANDRA CLARE have i gone mad? im afraid so, but let me tell you something, the best people usualy are. LEWIS CARROLL I'll do it!" 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They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself... KAHLIL GIBRAN He’s not that smart.” “She’s right,” Augustus says. “It’s just that most re... JOHN GREEN Your children are not your children. They are sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. ... KAHLIL GIBRAN Honestly," I said. What?" Come on. You have to admit it's sort of ridiculous." What i... SARAH DESSEN I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope For hope would be hope for the wrong thing; ... T.S. ELIOT If I'm a bad person, you don't like me Well I guess I'll make my own way It's a circle HAYLEY WILLIAMS I'll do it!" "No, you won't," Shane and Michael said, at virtually the same time. Shane contin... RACHEL CAINE Consider A Move The steady time of being unknown, in solitude, without friends, MICHAEL RYAN When, some months later, Zoltan emailed me about his decision to run for president, I immediately ca... MARK O'CONNELL I want you," he muttered. "Get rid of him and take me. The only risk is losing someone you don't hav... LISA KLEYPAS That's what people say- 'it's not good-bye' - when they're too afraid to face what they're really fe... RAINBOW ROWELL She looked at me, confused. “He hardly knew me. My parents dated and got married before we knew wh... DARYNDA JONES
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LISA KLEYPAS You’ll never get a new ending if you keep starting with the same tired beginning. LISA DAILY To most Alaskans, Clinton is remembered as being the one individual who has shut Alaska down by veto... LISA MURKOWSKI I remember, after the Pamela Anderson roast, being told, 'You're sold out - you can add two ... LISA LAMPANELLI We use a Native American tradition of the talking stick. You sit and pass it around and whoever has ... LISA BONET When I'm anchoring, I miss chasing stories in the field. LISA GUERRERO I have nothing to offer you," he finally said in a guttural voice. "Nothing." Win's lips h... LISA KLEYPAS I will admit, I once launched myself at Julie Garwood for a hug, hoping some of her magic would rub ... LISA KLEYPAS No day would be complete without chocolate. My favorite: Vosges Creole bar - it's dark chocolate... LISA EDELSTEIN Imagine that foreign development is not done to our standards and a spill occurs. Neither geology no... LISA MURKOWSKI In our house, everybody is always dancing around and singing. We have a dance floor outside at our h... LISA RINNA When I grew up we had gym at school, two or three dance classes after school, ice skating lessons, a... LISA LOEB If you're a disheveled, easily distracted person, it's always scary when someone asks what your plan... LISA SMARTT Words are like the delicate stitches in the dress you wear, holding the fabric of the garmet togethe... LISA MANTCHEV I don't necessarily make much art myself, but after I wrote 'Warped Passages,' I was for... LISA RANDALL Come with me,' Mom says. To the library. Books and summertime go together. LISA SCHROEDER I think people were just seriously happy to find a funny woman who does comedy like a man. Because I... LISA LAMPANELLI What if you could meet your soul mate?" the ghost asked. "You 'd want to avoid that?" "Hell, ye... LISA KLEYPAS When you start to really know someone, all his physical characteristics start to disappear. You begi... LISA UNGER An almost indispensable skill for any creative person is the ability to pose the right questions. Cr... LISA RANDALL I've always known that performing is what I want to do. There was never a defining moment. I jus... LISA O'HARE I've learned you can make a mistake and the whole world doesn't end. I had to learn to allow... LISA KUDROW There's nothing particularly dark in my past... I live in the light. My disposition is basically... LISA UNGER Fact: I don't know of a single girl who doesn't wish the show-it-all boxer-shorts phenomenon would g... LISA SAMSON The stones in your driveway may have come from the slaves who spend all day breaking rocks because i... LISA KRISTINE She said she collects pieces of sky, cuts holes out of it with silver scissors, bits of heaven she c... LISA ZARAN I felt devalued and disrespected. The energy behind it felt disingenuous and motivated by corporate ... LISA BONET People who dismiss science in favor of religion sometimes confuse the challenge of rigorously unders... LISA RANDALL I think the skin revolution for women, I will call it, really all started with Mariah Carey. Madonna... LISA BEDRICK There's a variety and depth to the song topics I get to write about in children's music and ... LISA LOEB My own novel, 'The Silver Bough,' about the inhabitants of a remote town at risk of being ov... LISA TUTTLE Six years after I wrote the first draft of 'Plan B,' I received my first paycheck as a write... LISA LUTZ I didn't realize what an impact having a No. 1 single would have. It connects me with people of ... LISA LOEB Harvard freshmen are smart, interested, and excited, and it's fun hearing their different perspe... LISA RANDALL Think about how our country was built. The greatness came from our diversity; the greatness came fro... LISA MURKOWSKI I think it's fair to say that women have a different level of intuitiveness that allows them to ... LISA MURKOWSKI The letter had been crumpled up and tossed onto the grate. It had burned all around the edges, so th... LISA KLEYPAS Ah, there’s the governess voice. All stern and disapproving. It makes me feel like a naughty schoo... LISA KLEYPAS