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61 " Which I realize is pretty uninspiring, but so is high school dating. "
― Karen M. McManus , One of Us Is Lying (One of Us is Lying, #1)
62 " But I'm starting to realize there are some things you can't undo, no matter how good your intentions are. "
63 " You don’t take shit from anyone. Ever. "
64 " Somehow, the fact that Nonny accepts my word without question makes me feel guilty. "
65 " Did you think I was joking about killing Simon? Read it and weep, kids. Everyone in detention with Simon last week had an extraspecial reason for wanting him gone. Exhibit A: the posts above, which he was about to publish on About That. Now here’s your assignment: connect the dots. Is everybody in it together, or is somebody pulling strings? Who’s the puppet master and who’s the puppet? I’ll give you a hint to get you started: everyone’s lying. GO! "
66 " I should do what I normally do. Except that’s sit in my sister’s room and watch retro vampire shows while half reading Ulysses. "
67 " I'm so fucking sick of it all, I could kill somebody. Some people are too toxic to live. They just are "
68 " Marriage is way harder than anyone tells you. "
69 " Jake still won’t talk to me, and I miss him so much, it’s like I’ve been hollowed out by a nuclear blast and there’s nothing left but ashes fluttering inside brittle bones. I’ve sent him dozens of texts that aren’t only unanswered; they’re unread. He unfriended me on Facebook and unfollowed me on Instagram and Snapchat. He’s pretending I don’t exist and I’m starting to think he’s right. If I’m not Jake’s girlfriend, who am I? "
70 " I’d like to introduce Officer Hank Budapest with the Bayview Police Department. He has some questions about what you witnessed on Monday. "
71 " Later.” Kris hesitates a fraction of a second, then leans forward and pulls me roughly toward him, pressing his lips against mine. I close my eyes and the world around me fades, like it always does, when I slide my hands into his hair and kiss him back. "
72 " Sure, sure. No rush, no pressure. It’s entirely up to you, Cooper.”People always say that but it doesn’t feel true. About anything. "
73 " He ran everything, and I let him. "
74 " But I’m starting to realize there are some things you can’t undo, no matter how good your intentions are. "
75 " She'd never guess my sweet-faced sister just committed identity theft against her six-year-old "
76 " I don’t let her finish. I’m beyond tired of people telling me what I want. “Do you guys do haircuts here? Or should I go somewhere else? "
77 " I don't need a guy to be happy, Mom.''Of course you do,' she snaps. 'You've been miserable for the past month.''Because I was being investigated for murder,' I remind her. 'Not because I'm single. "
78 " She’s been on the phone to my father in Chicago for days, hassling him for the money. He doesn’t have much to spare, thanks to his second, younger family, but he’ll probably send at least half to shut her up and feel good about what an involved parent he is. "
79 " it’s like I’ve been hollowed out by a nuclear blast and there’s nothing left but ashes fluttering inside brittle bones. "
80 " jack-of-all-trades, "