It’s one thing to think you’re worthless, and quite another for somebody else to tell you that you are.
Why are you pretending to write, when I already know you’re just doing that to intimidate me?
Dad” I pleaded, “this is so [cuss word you never, ever say in front of your mother] ridiculous.
You’ve gone far away to a place with no horses and very little grass, and you’re studying how to write a story with a happy ending. If you can write that ending for yourself, maybe you can come back.
I turned to the clarinets. They were a resourceful lot.
Seeing him jogging at the park had cracked the window so I could peek into his soul. Seeing him with his friends threw the window wide
You should never start something when you haven’t finished the last thing. People feel used that way.
Yes, I was good at reading people. I studied them so I could put them in my novels.
And you’re beautiful. You’d have to work pretty hard to mess that up.
You’re a beautiful girl If you show the slightest interest in Alec, he’ll want to go out with you. I know I would.
Your confidence in me is heartwarming.Makes me want to return all the money I stole from the little old ladies and kick the heroin.
Let’s go,” I said.”Go where?””On Lori’s date with Parker.”Now he looked at me over the nerdy spectacles he wore for reading.”I wasn’t aware it was a double date. And you’re not my type.
Her dad turned to me. “You. Follow Me.””Woof,” I said.
Stay away from her.””Okay.””Keep your hands off her.””I’ll try.”He scowled at me.”I will,” I said.
Better you than Cameron ” McGillicuddy grumbled. “I know where Cameron’s been.” Sean snorted. Cameron said “I already told you I did NOT come on to Lori.
Even though Sean still held my head down I was the only one who thought to ask”Who’s driving the boat?” Over the motor I heard girls screaming at us the instant before we crashed.
Taking his hand I said “Fank woo.””Hm ” he laughed with his mouth closed.
He grinned at me and whispered, “I’m going to kiss you now. It’ll be a big one, so don’t hit me.
This was about to go very bad, because Adam was going to cry. “I miss you,” he said, and his voice broke.
Boys don’t gossip.”“Pah! You don’t know us as well as you think.”This was a disturbing prospect.
I wanted to remind you that you do not allow me to deliver boats, as I have been known to crash them.
Who’s driving the boat?”Over the motor, I heard girls screaming at us the instant before we crashed.
I had shaved my beard for her-a huge disappointment, because I’d enjoyed my three weeks looking like a bank robber.
But first I had to get through the ironing. It took a lot of patience. I had none. It took forever, and then I had to press the whole shirt again to get out the creases I’d pressed into it.