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1 " 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) "
― Charise Mericle Harper , Flashcards of My Life
2 " 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) "
3 " Sometimes when you're upset it's so easy to forget what's real and go for what makes you feel better. (131) "
4 " 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…. "
― Charise Mericle Harper , Just Grace (Just Grace, #1)
5 " she has big ears like a monkey , she can probably hear really good! "
― Charise Mericle Harper
6 " My power is that I can always tell when someone is unhappy, even if that person is pretending to be happy and is a really good actor. The bad thing about my power is that I always try to do something to make the sad person feel better—even if I should probably leave it alone and not do anything at all. Dad says that feeling people's sadness is called empathy and it's a superpower because of the "having to do something to help them feel better" part. A superhero has to help people in trouble. She can't just change into a regular I’m-not-going-to-do-anything-to help-someone-else type of person even if she wanted to. "
7 " 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. "
8 " Ostriches like shiny things like coins and eyeballs. "
9 " I CAN’T WAIT TO GO TO SCHOOL. THIS WILL PROBABLY BE A ONE-TIME-ONLY FEELING. "
― Charise Mericle Harper , Just Grace, Star on Stage (Just Grace, #9)
10 " she has big ears like a monkey , she can probably hear really good! "
11 " You Hear Some Strange Noises Out Your Window You Should Probably Look And See What It Is "
12 " 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. "
13 " coincidences. "
― Charise Mericle Harper , Still Just Grace (Just Grace, #2)
14 " A boy who knits, and an underpants picnic! Could this day get any weirder? I shook my head. No, definitely not. "
― Charise Mericle Harper , Alien Encounter: Sasquatch and Aliens
15 " 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. "
― Charise Mericle Harper , Just Grace and the Super Sleepover (Just Grace, #11)
16 " Mr. Frank. I want to be called Grace or Grace S., please,” Miss Lois said, “Now "
