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1 " I've pursued dreams and achieved them, but I don't think anybody should think their life is incomplete if they don't follow some dream. Happiness doesn't come from achievements, or money, or any sort of treasure. Happiness is a frame of mind, not a destination. It's appreciating what you've got and building relationships with those around you. "
― Janette Rallison
2 " Blackmailers never explain their thinking. They're like pirates that way. Dark-hearted, dangerous--- and cool like Johnny Depp. "
― Janette Rallison , How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend
3 " Then he leaned over, right there in the restaurant parking lot, and kissed me. And it wasn’t a friendship kiss, either. It was tender and real, and utterly romantic. "
― Janette Rallison , All's Fair in Love, War, and High School (Pullman High #2)
4 " Beauty has a persuasive power all its own. "
5 " Don't just read words,' he would tell her as he held up the latest story, 'devour them. Let the words create new worlds. "
― Janette Rallison , My Unfair Godmother (My Fair Godmother, #2)
6 " You know, sometimes you've got to trust the people you love. You've got to trust that if they're good people, they'll make good decisions. "
7 " Don’t worry, though, because Prince Hubert is very handsome and kind. That’s all you wanted in a boyfriend, wasn’t it?”“No,” I said.She raised an eyebrow. “It must be. If you had admired any other qualities you would have developed them in yourself, wouldn’t you?”Which was really too much. I put my hands on my hips. “Aren’t fairy godmothers supposed to be nice and make you feel better about yourself?”She rolled her eyes. “No, you’re confusing fairy god- mothers with sales clerks. "
― Janette Rallison , My Fair Godmother (My Fair Godmother, #1)
8 " Fairy's side note: Even people who don't believe in magic really do. "
9 " Aren't fairy godmothers supposed to be nice and make you feel better about yourself?...No, you're confusing fairy godmothers with sales clerks. "
10 " I bet you Cinderella didn't get along with Prince Charming's friends. Oh sure, the knights and barons probably put up with her on account that she was pretty and had such dainty feet and all, but you should know every duchess and contess in the kingdom hated her guts. "
11 " You can always tell how a man will treat his wife by the way he treats his mother. "
12 " Goose neck is a delicacy. You have to at least try it. In fancy restaurants people pay up to fifty dollars a plate for this stuff.' And at our house we were force-fed it for free. Just another irony of life. "
13 " I don't care what you Yanks say, cheese should not whiz. "
14 " ...and her dreams that didn't happen, that couldn't have happened because she'd pinned them on somebody too broken and unattainable to love her back. "
― Janette Rallison , My Double Life
15 " Happy is entirely up to you and always has been. "
16 " I never said you were supposed to be a jailer, i only said a normal person would have questioned why someone would create a decoy nun and then crawl out the window. "
― Janette Rallison , Just One Wish
17 " Things that are easily done are often much harder to undo. Sometimes, impossible. "
18 " The problem was that I'd never worn a bikini before. My dad doesn't allow them. He thinks even one-pieces show too much skin and constantly suggests that Jane and I wear wet suits. "
19 " You know, you’ve set a really bad precedent for first dates,” I said. “How is anyone ever going to top this?”I turned to him for the first time. He was watching me, not the scenery. “I brought you here because I wanted to see the look on your face when you saw this place.” He smiled, and my heart flipped over. “It was worth the trip. "
20 " The only wishes that will ever change you are the kind that may, at any moment, eat you whole. "
