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1 " Throughout history, big changes always start with a girl meeting a boy.""No they don't," Jane said. "They start with somebody being assassinated. "
― Natalie Standiford , Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters
2 " I had to admit he looked nice. He has very regular features and straight teeth. I'd just read that even, regular features are universally recognized as beautiful. So no matter what I think of Brooks as a person, I'm genetically programmed to find him attractive. I resent that. "
3 " He's as bad as my mother. Maybe worse. He's a market-research consultant. He studies people's facial expressions to see how they feel about commercials and products. He used to be a psychologist but he makes more money helping big corporations dupe the public. The worst part is he can look at your face and say 'Your upper lip just twitched! Anger! You're angry. Don't try to hide it from me, young man. Why does it make you angry when I say those pants make you look like a girl? Doe you have something against girls? Perhaps some unresolved Oedipal feelings? "
4 " This year I have Sister Mary Joseph for Religion. Right away I could tell she was going to become my archenemy. She has a stony face with a mean squint; Clint Eastwood in a wimple. She trained the squint on me and decided I was trouble from the get-go. "
5 " El amor enloqueció a Norrie. Espero que nunca me pase a mí. "
6 " Selbst wenn ich wollte, könnte ich mich nicht mehr in die alte Schneekugel zurückquetschen, in der mich jeder haben will. Das Glas ist längst zerbrochen. "
7 " Entonces me preocupé: ¿Qué pasa si me estaba volviendo como Ginger? ¿Qué pasa si no podía ser feliz a menos que estuviera con Robbie, como Ginger no podía ser feliz sin Papi? "