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1 " I picked up the nearest weapon I could lay my hands on: a stapler. I lifted it, going for “menacing.” I admit it lacked a certain elegance, but hey. It was worth a shot. David placed his hand on my arm and pushed it back down.“What?”“Just . . . that’s embarrassing for all of us,” he replied. "
― Rachel Hawkins , Rebel Belle (Rebel Belle, #1)
2 " It's always going to get better someday. Sometime in the future, things won't be so crazy. "
3 " It was such a relief to be able to sob and have someone know all the reasons why. "
4 " And the next time I did school stuff in the middle of the night, I just did it in my closet with the door locked. Honestly, what is wrong with this country when striving for excellence means you need antidepressants? "
5 " If by ‘graciously volunteered,’ you mean ‘was threatened and coerced,’ then yes, I did, "
6 " But leaning against him, crying into his stupid tweed, I thought I could maybe stay there forever. It was such a relief to be able to sob and have someone know all the reasons why. "
7 " Only for us would unweird be weird. "
8 " You would be too stubborn to die. "
9 " Harper, did you just... did you just throw a pen at Liz?""Oh my gosh, no, Mrs. Ford! I was just... um... writing really fast because there was so much information to take in, and I had, like, some lotion? On my hands? Anyway the pen flew out of my hand and hit Liz "
10 " Okay, I should probably mention right here that Brandon used the real word, but this is my story, so I'm cleaning it up a little. "
11 " Bruce Wayne's parents get killed and he goes to Tibet or whatever, and Superman is an alien, and Spiderman had that radioactive spider. Me? I kissed a janitor in the school bathroom. "
12 " That was just a hug, and we were fully clothed."He shot me a weird look, and the flush on his neck got redder. "I mean--our skin didn't touch,' I hurried on, and now, oh God, I was blushing too."So maybe this thing needs skin-on-skin-contact. Or hand-on-hand. Or . . . "
13 " I'm Pregnant.""Huh?" Looking at the pair of shoes I'd been pretending to study, I turned to face Bee, "What did you say?""Finally! Bee said, tossing her head back with an exaggerated eye roll. "I said your name three times already, and when that didn't grab your attention, I decided to go dramatic. "
14 " That was very nice of you David," I finally said. "Now hold on because I'm about to drive into a fence.""Yeah, okay," he muttered, his eyes still closed."You do that." Then his eyes shot open. "Wait, what? "
15 " The Ephors wanted to kill David,” I told Blythe. “Because of his . . . boy parts and stuff. "
16 " The great thing about best friends is that they know you really well. And the terrible thing about best friends is that they know YOU really well. "
17 " Look at him. Whole life turned upside down, and he’s in there making pizza rolls. "
18 " The three of us, working together to save the world. Me, my ex-girlfriend, and the guy she dumped me for.” His mouth twisted into a half smile. “This has to be the most screwed up situation three teenagers have ever found themselves in.”“I think I saw an episode of Gossip Girl like that once,” I offered. "
19 " I know,” I told him. “It sounds insane. It is insane.”His eyes fixed on mine. “You killed someone,” he said, his voice barely audible. “With a shoe.”“He had a sword,” I fired back and then, to my shock, David burst out laughing. "
20 " just . . . I don’t like crying girls, okay?” We were quiet for a second while I took that in. “That was very nice of you, David,” I finally said. “Now hold on because I’m about to drive into a fence.” “Yeah, okay,” he muttered, his eyes still closed. “You do that.” Then his eyes shot open. “Wait, what? "