Quotes from Laurie Faria Stolarz

You need to screw up to learn. You need to experience to create greatness.

Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black. She has a knife, knife, knife, stuck in her back, back, back. She cannot breathe, breathe, breathe. She cannot cry, cry, cry. Thats why she begs, begs, begs. She begs to die, die ,die..

We sit there, our eyes locked on one another, for several seconds. I know in my heart we're both thinking the same thing. Jacob leans forward over the candle, the shadow of the flame dancing against his bottom lip. I lean forward to meet him as well. It's a kiss full of promise, of trust, and of all that is magic.

If it were up to me, all boys would come with a label: Failure to take in small doses may result in irrational behavior, poor judgment, and estrangement from one's friends.

Love isn't rational, it's instinctive

Age is artificial. It's soulless. It doesn't matter one bit.

My thoughts amuse me.

People are so stupid. They think they've got the whole puzzle figured out, but they're really so far off.

Aww, you know my verbal stingers are only poisoned with love

Okay, now you're starting to scare me, Wes says. No, scary is the way people can alter their voices on cue. Like your imitation of that creepy guy who lives at your house. You mean my dad? he laughs.

Who do I look like, Nancy freaking Drew?

Sounds like you've got it all planned out. Honey, I've got more plans than Wes has ugly shoes. And that's a lot. I laugh. It sure is, she says with a sigh.

Can you go cazy without knowing you're crazy?

Jack and Jill ran up the hill, both for a little fun. Jack's plan was deception while Jill sought affection. And Jack wouldn't quit till he won.

I do know that living in the past only messes up your present

In writing, as in life, always be true to your character.

If I told you, you'd only know it in your mind, not in your heart. There's a big difference.

Stalking the girls' softball team again?

in response to a jealous comment made by Amber] PJ's mouth snarls open. If you aren't going to play nice, my thorny little bush, I think you should return to the dirty playground that you crawled from.

My grandmother used to say that there's something truly intimate about sharing food with the people you love. [Stacey] Intimate? Sharing food? People you love? Amber raises an eyebrow. Um, no offense, Stace, but it sounds like Gram was into food kink.

it's a kiss full of promise, of trust and of all that is magic.

My world is falling apart.

Dig a little, he continues. Search. Examine. Sculpt from the inside out, and not the other way around. Don't be afraid to screw up along the way.

You need to screw up to learn. You need to experience to create greatness. It's not just about bowls, you know.