Quotes from Kristen D. Randle

Hally : – […] See, a smart woman tends to act on your typical eighteen-year-old male like instant kryptonite. But, not to worry – mother tells me something mystical happens at graduation and suddenly male people who never pulled a grade above a C in their lives automatically become smarter than anything that wears a skirt. Maybe after that happens, we can date who we want.

But Sam only grinned at her and said, "Now, don't you worry about a thing. I promise—I'll hold your hand tomorrow.

And then I did the stupidest thing I've ever done. "They're not here," I said. I knew, as the words left my mouth, that I had just made a deep mistake.

I walked Sam up to his door and gave him a huge hug. He looked me over in the porch light and leaned over—just a little. He whispered, "You know, I'm glad you wore this costume tonight. Now I know, when you're fifty three, you're still gonna be lookin' good." So I hit him. Which really wasn't what I was wanting to do.

I caught a sob before it quite broke, surprised at how quickly it had cut me.

It's not easy to love someone, but really, really not want anything of what they are to rub off on you.

She wants me to cut through all the sweetness and light in my head," I said, "so I can see the truth." "Which is?" Tommy asked, not turning around. "That nothing is what it seems to be.

And you know what? You can't make me responsible for you and the choices you make." I turned around and started walking toward the house.

I'm always buried in something. But I love you. I try to listen to what's going on. If you need me, just—bring in a bucket of water, or something. Well, not water around the computers. Maybe a cattle prod. No. Not around the computers . . .." "Ice," I said. "Down the back.

But here in the open air, this naked, solitary fiddle began a rhythm that played havoc with time, making patterns that set you to moving and told your heart it had been beating the wrong way all your misspent life.

I want to change. I know I could if you give me another chance." I couldn't even laugh. He had gone for pitiful and passed right through it to pathetic. "If you want to change, you'll do it on your own.