Quotes from Lauren Myracle

But if I didn't know Kate, then maybe I didn't know myself-and if was that not-knowing that made my gut clench. Like losing your balance, that whoosh of almost falling, before pulling yourself back in line.

She pulled into a parking space on the side of the road, put her hand to her chest, and sat for a bit. Then she said that the man already knew he was the one in the wrong, and being wrong had embarrassed him. Since he didn't like feeling that way, he unloaded his bad feelings onto her. "Huh?" we'd said. "Yes, that man acted ugly," she told us in plain English. "But throwing more ugliness back at him ain't the answer.

no means no, u weirdo stalkerhead!

I didn't know what I thought, other than that nothing was easy anymore and no matter what I did, things got messed up.

Cats and dogs are said to be sworn enemies, but I don't believe it. I think we get to choose our enemies, just like we choose our friends.

Can you just trust in our love, without asking me to prove it every single second?

I know I deserve nothing, but if you want me I'm yours.

We are all flawed, my dear. Every one of us. And believe me, we've all made mistakes.

Sometimes the things we hide—aren't they the parts of us that matter most?

Charlie...I can't go out with you if I'm in love with someone else. Even if he no longer wants me.

I'm sick of all the pressure. I'm sick of feeling like I'll ruin all their happiness if I don't do what they want me to do.

I'm afraid that you're leaving me, so i'm leaving you first.

I felt sucker-punched. It wasn't God's fault Patrick had been treated worse than dirt, as I'd let myself believe. It was mine.

Kids are doing meth in every town in the country, Cat. Dang. Get your head out of your butt.

Yes,Addie,you're my girl.You'll be my girl forever.

My tears were not hot and salty,and I imagined them melting my heart.They didn´t.They just made it mushy around the edges.

Yet it was an odd twist of language. Based on the way people usually used the words, Christian was traight and Patrick was gay. But Christian, when he got wasted, was gay if you used the old-fashioned, oh-so-merry definition of the word, while Patrick was straight-edge because he didn't drink to the point of passing out.

I felt warm and happy,because the message in his eyes was,YOU'RE MINE AND I'M YOURS.

It was almost pleasant, in a life-sucks-but-at-least-there's-good-music sort of way.

I feel like a three-dimensional girl in a two-dimensional world.

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I don't think you could possibly be boring, even if you tried

And now...here I was. I stood by my bedroom window, watching Dorrie and Tegan growing smaller and smaller. The moonlight made the snow look silver – all that snow – and just looking at it made me cold.

Only Christmas is over, and there were no angels.