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1 " Most artists weren't famous until they died (mostly because once they'd died they couldn't create any more art, so it would make it more valuable). "
― Sariah Wilson , The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back (The Ugly Stepsister #1)
2 " I suddenly felt all girly and giggly, which was a complete foreign feeling. If I started twirling my hair, I was going to have Trent shoot me. "
3 " Here's the thing. Math and I broke up two years ago, and now whenever we get together it's just weird and awkward for both of us. "
4 " I jumped at the sound of my last name. I get started frequently, because I spent most of my time in my own head. With Jake. Reality was not nearly as much fun. "
5 " He wasn't having me try on a glass slipper, but for some strange reason, I finally understood exactly why Cinderella ran off with the prince after having only known him for one night. Having a hot guy kneeling in front of you is sort of intoxicating. "
6 " Maybe I should ask Awkward if it wanted to go to the masquerade with me since lately we seemed to be spending so much time together. "
7 " I sighed, because that's what unrequited love made you do. Sigh with self-pity. "
8 " I'd tried to explain to her that she needed to stop seeing the world through pretty-girl glasses. It skewed her perspectives. "
9 " Dad once said that if I hadn't looked so much like him he definitely would have had a paternity test done. The day you find out your mother is a skank is a sad one. "
10 " I was constantly amazed by the depths of my own shallowness. Wait. Could a shallow person have depths? "
11 " A curl your toes, steal your breath, heart-pounding, stomach dropping, lose track of time, perfect kind of kiss. "
12 " huge round of applause. It sickened "
13 " Here’s the thing. Math and I broke up two years ago, and now whenever we get together it’s just weird and awkward for both of us. "
14 " I’m pretty sure if you look up the word witch on Wikipedia, Mercedes’s picture will be there.” I did not tell him that I was the one who’d posted it. "
15 " What if, what if, what if? You know, no amount of preventative worrying is going to help you out here. It’s not like you can get the right dose of angst and protect yourself. Just calm down and go with it. See where fate takes you. "
16 " Oh, that’s just a nickname my family uses for me. Only people who love me get to call me Tilly.” He reached across the cake to cup the side of my face with his hand. “Then I guess I’ll be calling you Tilly. "
17 " Salad isn't food. Salad is what food eats. "
18 " I told myself that if I didn't move soon, I was going to be late to first period. I was late to first period. "