Quotes About Understanding

If God is the author of natural law, should not God be best apprehended in those laws?

She said, "You know, if we're gonna have a relationship I want you to know who I am. I'm gay." I said, "I don't care." And I really don't care because, oh God, if you can find love you're lucky.

We spend so much of our grief looking for answers to explain what cannot be explained.

If you wait long enough, someone had told him once, you settle into being married. Miss

After all, you can't force a friendship.

Sure. Waffles are fine. How come you didn't ask me what I wanted?" "I'm asking you now." "They're fine," Janine said again. Sighing, she turned back to the computer. I stuck my tongue out at her and ran downstairs. "Waffles are fine!" I told Mimi.

However, I knew Mimi would want me to play, so I agreed to.

Ann M. Martin

I felt invisible. Nobody had said anything to me since that comment about the celebratory salad. I wished desperately that Mimi were alive. If she were, she'd have been sitting right next to me and she would have known how I was feeling. She'd have shared in Janine's triumph, but then she would have said to me, "Tell me, my Claudia, how was your club meeting today? Did you get any baby-sitting jobs?" Mimi always knew the right thing to say.

Ann M. Martin

I was sure Grandmother Madden would like that.

Parents are just older weirdos doing the best they can.

Dad,' I said, 'you have no idea how hard it is to be a parent.

Daddy nodded and took a deep breath. "We can do both," he said.

Ooh-eee-ooh," wailed Nicky helpfully

Can we visit her tonight?" I asked. "May we?" Janine, Mom, and Dad all corrected me at once.

Ann M. Martin

I could tell.

I really love Courtie and I love Leigh too, I guess. After all, she'd been my stepmother for five years then ever since I was 11, and she'd seen my older brother, Mike and me through some hard times. But Leigh and I had always clashed, especially over Courtenay. See, Leigh didn't quite trust me. We got off on the right foot and never seemed to get on the right one, at least not for long.

I felt terrible. What could I do to make Kristy feel better? And if she felt better, would she be nicer to me?

Laine Cummings.)

Honestly, boys can be such pains.

The whole club has been Abbified. Everyone had grown lazy while I was gone. Or maybe they weren't lazy. Maybe I was being too stubborn. (Hard to imagine, I know.) Sometimes you have to give a little to keep people happy.

Ann M. Martin