Quotes from Charise Mericle Harper

Even though friends say they are interested in your life, they never really want to talk about you as much as you want them to. (68)

You might think that a boy is just your friend, but then if you find out that maybe he likes you (in a boyfriend way), everything changes instantly. (47)

Sometimes when you're upset it's so easy to forget what's real and go for what makes you feel better. (131)

For sure they didn't share sips from the same cup, give each other cheer-up hugs, or swear to keep real important things secret, which are all things that are done by a real 100 percent for real friend.

Ostriches like shiny things like coins and eyeballs.

My other boy thing is that I sort of have a teeny tiny superpower. It's not a jump-over-buildings, see-through-people's-clothes, or lift-a-train-over-my-head one, which is good, because when you can do those kinds of things you probably have to live in a secret hideout instead of at home with your mom and dad. And I really like my room….

I CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO SCHOOL. THIS WILL PROBABLY BE A ONE-TIME-ONLY FEELING.

she has big ears like a monkey , she can probably hear really good!

You Hear Some Strange Noises Out Your Window You Should Probably Look And See What It Is

I don't like it when the inside parts of you don't match up with what the brain part of you thinks. If there were a medicine to make this go away I would take it, even if it was cherry flavor, which tastes terrible and is not my favorite.

A boy who knits, and an underpants picnic! Could this day get any weirder? I shook my head. No, definitely not.

already told you, we're not going bug hunting. It's a party, and Grace is like me—she won't have time to look for beetles.

Mr. Frank. I want to be called Grace or Grace S., please," Miss Lois said, "Now