Quotes from Meg Cabot

OMG! My dad is the King of Genovia" (Page 23)

Only me. It had always only been me. I'd just needed to believe in her. In me.

To: Mel Fuller From: Nadine Wilcock Subject: Go take a Midol…

So since my parents got divorced when I was young, my dad moved to this weird place in Europe. He also got married and sadly got cancer. He and his wife can't have kids either." (Page 25)

Because it is bad enough living with a neurotic cat, a drum-playing Algebra teacher, and a woman in her last trimester of pregnancy. Throw in a dowager princess of Genovia, and I'm sorry: Book me a room on the twenty-first floor of Bellevue, because it's the funny farm for me.

Also, my dad doesn't have cancer anymore. But, did you just read the sentence before the last one. Yeh, you probably are reading it again now. And you know what that means right. If he is a King, and I am his next descendent, guess who is the next heir of the throne? Can you guess? BINGO! It's me. Oh great." (Page 25)

If there is one person right now that I hate the most, it would be my dad. Yup, and I mean it!" (Page 27)

Or there's peer tutoring. Oh my god. I'm tutoring the cutest little second grader right now. I totally taught her how to stay within the lines with her eyeshadow.

whatever it is that happens to people after they're dead. Rejoicing in heaven, or burning in hell, or being reincarnated, or ascending another plane of consciousness, or whatever.

The thing about secrets, though, is that they get out. And trust me, if you've got a secret, eventually, it's going to get out.

Thanks a lot for inviting assorted randos from my past to my wedding reception, Father D. Who else can I expect to show up? If you say the Backstreet Boys, I won't be held responsible for my actions.

Today Rommel had on a mink bolero jacket. I am not even joking. It was dyed lavender to match the one slung across Grandmère's shoulders.

Only a fool is never afraid, Frank," Mr. Graves, the old man by the fire, said. "Heroes are the people who carry on despite their fear, because they know the job's got to get done

I interrupted Grandmère to inform her that I will be fifteen in four months, and also that Juliet was fourteen when she married Romeo. To which Grandmère replied, "And that relationship turned out very nicely, didn't it!

Sometimes, we need to take big risks if we want to find out who we are, and what we were put on this planet for.

To: Nadine Wilcock From: George Sanchez Subject: Where the hell is Fuller? She better not be in the ladies'. I swear to God, I'm beginning to think there's somebody in there serving lattes, you all spend so much time locked in those damned stalls….

He lowered his eyebrows with disapproval as he took the phone. CeeCee's aunt Prudence suffers from delusions. Right, I muttered. Doctors. Everyone's got a disorder. Counselors, he shot back. Everyone needs therapy.

No one has ever died of embarrassment-never, not once in the whole history of time.

Above his chest hung a set of barbells. I would not have liked to hazard a guess as to how much weight he was lifting, but allow me to assure you, with enough reps, I was quite sure he'd have no trouble heaving Debbie Mancuso out the window in the event of a fire. Which is all a girl really needs out of a boyfriend, if you ask me.

You know, there's nothing wrong with admitting you're depressed. Many, many people have suffered from depression. Having depression doesn't mean you're crazy, or a failure, or a bad person.

Oh my God. Oh my God, J.P. is in love with me. And we blew up the school.

It is hard, I admitted, my eyes still closed. But graduating from high school continues to be considered one of life's important achievements. I mean, I've heard that without a high school diploma, one doesn't have a hope of acquiring one of those high-powered service positions at Starbucks that I know I'll be angling for upon graduation.

A smile is your friend—and also your best weapon. Show a friendly face, and your enemy will be so charmed, he'll never know what hit

It's just that one thing I've learned from all of this is that we don't have very much time here on Earth. So why waste it putting up with other people's crap?