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21 " People like to think they're open-minded, but if you toss a tired gender stereotype on their path they'll run with it every time. "
― Karen M. McManus , One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying, #2)
22 " If you could be anyhwere in five years, doing anything at all, what would you pick? "
23 " I'm just wondering if you're familiar with this thing called outside? It has sun and fresh air, or so I've heard.""Pure rumor and speculation," I say. "Doesn't exist. "
24 " People get very angry when police officers are accused of a crime, but that anger is often displaced toward the accuser or the victim. The conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience is well documented. "
25 " If I ever actively chose somebody instead of just letting myself get pulled into whatever orbit will have me. "
26 " I think the two of them are the real deal. She‘s still the one he wants. She‘ll probably always be the one he wants "
27 " How do you make that choice?” I ask, almost to myself. “Between what you need and what you want? "
28 " Tick-tock, "
29 " I'd never felt such a confusing mash-up of emotions-shock and disbelief and sadness, but also some anger still. It's strange, mourning someone who'd been legitimately horrible to you. When the priest eulogized Brandon, I felt like he was talking about a boy I'd never met. I wish I had, because that guy sounded great.So much potential, wasted. "
30 " Takes a while for some of us. Good thing life is long and high school is short, "
31 " And the way he made me laugh when i thought I‘d forgotten how. "
32 " The justice system works very differently when you’re white, male, rich, and good-looking. "
33 " This is such a disconcerting mode of communication. It’s weird trying to keep a conversation rolling without nonverbal cues or spell check. "
34 " Until Proven "
35 " It sucks when the person who ruined your life gets to walk around like always. As if what they did doesn't matter. I beg to disagree with your conclusion, though. There's always something you can do. -Darkestmind "
36 " What about you?" Luis asks. "What do you spend your time thinking about?Lately? You. "The philosophical underpinning of Western civilization. Obviously.""Obviously. That goes without saying. What else?"Dying. I catch myself before it slips out. Try to keep the conversation a little less morbid, Maeve. "
37 " Emma’s boyfriend pops into my head, and I can’t keep my eyes from widening reflexively. Phoebe bites her lip and looks away. “Although I realize I have zero credibility in that department at the moment, so I’ll let you get back to—whatever,” she says, pushing her chair away from the table. "
38 " I have four of them, all older than me, all with K names: Kiersten, Katie, Kelsey, and Kara. We’re like the Kardashians, except without any money. "
39 " Tienes el ego por las nubes, "
40 " look at the kerning. It’s too even.” “The what?” Bethany asks. “Kerning. The spacing between the individual letter forms,” Sandeep explains. “It’s a typography term.” Bethany rolls her eyes as she gets up and heads back to her desk. “You’re such a nerd.” “It’s not nerdy to care about fonts!” Sandeep calls after her. “Typography is an art form. "