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1 " None of us was normal. But “normal,” as I’d learned in math, was just a statistical concept, an averaged smoothing out of all diverse and interesting permutations to some hypothetical midpoint so generalized it was unlikely to surprise or offend. Or to delight. Normal was nice. Normal was bland. Normal was damned boring. Our differences, our own brand of crazy, were what made each of us special and unique and fascinating. "
― Joanne Macgregor , The Law of Tall Girls
2 " The rest of us, the majority of us, all felt like misfits in some way. Each of us was unique, different in some way that made us strange or unacceptable to those who wanted us to conform to their definition of “normal. "
3 " 13 "
4 " Life is tough for all of us. You don’t have to play small for the benefit of others, "
5 " It didn’t matter who you dated, or how you looked. What mattered was how you felt. And I felt on top of the world, like the queen of all of me. "
6 " Maybe that’s what coming to terms with grief was. It wasn’t that one day you suddenly got over it and felt better, back to the way you’d felt before. It was that you learned to live around it, that you struggled on living through it, that you grew yourself beyond it, until one day your life and your love were bigger than your pain and emptiness. You never got back to normal, but you could, if you were brave, get to somewhere good. "
7 " Hate to break it to you, kiddo, but you used them all. "
8 " The end "
9 " They’re my special collector’s edition of One Direction gel pens. And, FYI, they’re super-valuable now that the band has broken up. "
10 " proverbs being proved true. "
11 " On Sunday, Chloe came around and, over cups of Cinnamon Surprise which she rated “disappointingly one-noted”, "
12 " Sisters before misters, "
13 " one day, "
14 " For God’s sake, will you stop answering my questions! They’re rhetorical — do you even know what that means? "
15 " Don’t judge me by the things I did minutes ago. I’ve changed since then,” she said in a wounded tone. “Besides, I’m your best friend, and he’s nobody to you. And you know what they say?” “I’m sure you’ll tell me.” “Sisters before misters,” she said as we entered the classroom and took our seats. “That is what they say, Peyton, sisters before misters.” “Right.” “It’s like ovaries before brovaries. It means you should share stuff with your girlfriends that you wouldn’t with guys.” “Uh-huh. "
16 " You would care a lot less about what people think of you, if you knew how seldom they did. "
17 " Fresh coffee in a French press, mugs of hot chocolate topped with teeny marshmallows, homemade snickerdoodles, and apple pie. "
18 " When I am queen of the world, I’ll abolish the class structure and redress the inequities of capitalism. "
19 " No one can make you feel embarrassed without your cooperation. So you’ve got to have a sense of humor about this, or pretend you do. Laugh along with the jokes, smile at the envy. "
20 " borage flowers, "
