35 Quotes & Sayings By Lauren Myracle

So you know, i'm thinking that you can either keep yourself safe and not feel anything, or you can the risk of just loving him and letting him love you." she paused. "Is he worth the risk? And if not what is? What are you willing to take risk for, Wren? Lauren Myracle

He slouches, ' DeeDee contributes.' True--he needs to work on his posture, ' Thelma says.' You guys, ' I say.' I'm serious, ' Thelma says. 'What if you get married? Don't you want to go to fancy dinners with him and be proud?'' You guys. We are not getting married! '' I love his eyes, ' Jolene says. 'If your kids get his blue eyes and your dark hair--wouldn't that be fabulous?'' The thing is, ' Thelma says, 'and yes, I know, this is the tricky part--but I'm thinking Bliss has to actually talk to him. Am I right? Before they have their brood of brown-haired, blue-eyed children?' I swat her. "I'm not having Mitchell's children! '' I'm sorry--what?' Thelma says. Jolene is shaking her head and pressing back laughter. Her expressing says, Shhh, you crazy girl! But I don't care. If they're going to embarrass me, then I'll embarrass them right back. 'I said'-- I raise my voice--' I am not having Mitchell Truman's children! ' Jolene turns beet red, and she and DeeDee dissolve into mad giggles.' Um, Bliss?' Thelma says. Her gaze travels upward to someone behind me. The way she sucks on her lip makes me nervous.' Okaaay, I think maybe I won't turn around, ' I announce. A person of the male persuasion clears his throat.' Definitely not turning around, ' I say. My cheeks are burning. It's freaky and alarming how much heat is radiating from one little me.' If you change your mind, we might be able to work something out, ' the person of the male persuasion says.' About the children?' DeeDee asks. 'Or the turning around?'' Dee Dee! ' Jolene says.' Both, ' says the male-persuasion person. I shrink in my chair, but I raise my hand over my head and wave.' Um, hi, ' I say to the person behind me whom I'm still not looking at. 'I'm Bliss.'Warm fingers clasp my own.' Pleased to meet you, ' says the male-persuasion person. 'I'm Mitchell.''Hi, Mitchell.' I try to pull my hand from his grasp, but he won't let go. 'Um, bye now! ' I tug harder. No luck. Thelma, DeeDee, and Jolene are close to peeing their pants. Fine. I twist around and give Mitchell the quickest of glances. His expressions is amused, and I grow even hotter. He squeezes my hand, then lets go. 'Just keep me in the loop if you do decide to bear my children. I'm happy to help out.' With that, he stride jauntily to the food line. Once he's gone, we lost it. Peals of laughter resound from our table, and the others in the cafeteria look at us funny. We laugh harder.' Did you see! ' Thelma gasps. 'Did you see how proud he was?'' You improve his posture! ' Jolene says.' I'm so glad, since that was my deepest desire, ' I say. 'Oh my God, I'm going to have to quit school and become a nun.'' I can't believe you waved at him, ' DeeDee says.' Your hand was like a little periscope, ' Jolene says. 'Or, no--like a white surrender flag.'' It was a surrender flag. I was surrendering myself to abject humiliation.'' Oh, please, ' Thelma says, pulling me into a sideways hug. 'Think of it this way: Now you've officially talked to him. Lauren Myracle

So as a seventh grader, no, you weren't friends with people you didn't like. But sometimes you also weren't friends with people you did like, which was complicated, and which didn't make any sense if you tried to explain it. Sometimes things just changed. That's where the sadness came in. Lauren Myracle

So, as a seventh grader, no, you weren't friends with people you didnt like. But sometimesyou also werent friends with people you did like, which was complicated, and which didnt make any sence if you tried to explain it. Sometimes things just changed. Thats where the sadness came in. Lauren Myracle

They're not chicks. They're ducks. Lauren Myracle

I keep what I know about Sarah Lynn and Lawrence to myself. I also remind myself that even if Sarah Lynn does have a scary strict father, that doesn't release her from the responsibility of treating others with respect. Abuse of power is wrong, no matter the context, no matter the history. What is "power" anyway? Power is an ego trip. Power is a way to rise yourself up by lowering others, and I want nothing of it. Lauren Myracle

I was just teasing, " I say. "I myself don't like to eat plain butter, but hey, it's a free world. Lauren Myracle

You will love the ocean. It makes you feel so... I don't know. Small, but not in a bad way. Small because you realize you're part of something bigger. Lauren Myracle

You've just got to take a good hard look at yourself, change what needs to be changed, and move on. Lauren Myracle

But if I didn't know Kate, then maybe I didn't know myself-and if was that not-knowing that made my gut clench. Like losing your balance, that whoosh of almost falling, before pulling yourself back in line. Lauren Myracle

We all mess up. It's what we learn from our mistakes that matters. Lauren Myracle

Can you just trust in our love, without asking me to prove it every single second? Lauren Myracle

You're allowed to have thoughts, she reminded herself. Just because others might scoff, that doesn't mean you won't anymore. Lauren Myracle

But he thought that if the world was layered with meaning, then she was the evidence, right here. Lauren Myracle

Any sentence that combined "I love you" and "but" could not be good. Lauren Myracle

She felt justified in hurting him, because he had hurt her...but now all her justifications fell away like dead butterflies... Lauren Myracle

It wasn't that he didn't love me, because I knew he did. As for me, I loved him so much it hurt. Lauren Myracle

One: Don't play leapfrog with elephants. Two: Don't pet a tiger unless his tail is wagging. Three: Never, ever, mess with the Ladies Auxiliary.-Mayberry Rules for a Long, Happy Life Lauren Myracle

We are all flawed, my dear. Every one of us. And believe me, we've all made mistakes. You've just got to take a good hard look at yourself, change what needs to be changed, and move one, pet. Lauren Myracle

We are all flawed, my dear. Every one of us. And believe me, we've all made mistakes. Lauren Myracle

All I knew now was that nothing lasted forever, not even a friendship, and that being "different" felt the same as being alone. Lauren Myracle

We're all just people... We all have things we deal with, but it's all right. We always muddle through. Lauren Myracle

Christmas is never over, unless you want it to be. Lauren Myracle

But i can't let you go, " he said. "How could I let you go? I searched my heart"–he shrugged– "and I love you. Lauren Myracle

She holds herself with such reserve. She smiles, but the smile doesn't reach her eyes, even in the company of the girls she's chosen to eat with. Why?I have no clue, and I really don't want to spend my time worrying about it. But my brain pushes at the question anyway. Why are people aloof? Because they don't want to let others in. Why don't they want to let others in? Well, sometimes because they're shy, and sometimes because they're convinced of their own superiority. But those aren't the only reasons. Sometimes it's because thay have something to hide. Lauren Myracle

Sarah Lynn strides out of the stairwell. Lawrence watches her go. The door slushes shut behind her, and he turns to me with a tightened jaw. I want to tell him: No, no, you've got it all wrong. I don't care if you kiss a white girl. I don't care if you love a white girl. I just wish you'd chosen a white girl worthy of your love. Lawrence's Adam's apple jerks up and down, and I realize that in addition to whatever else he's feeling, he's scared. He's in love with the darling of the school, Sarah Lynn Lancaster, ad he's afriad I'll expose his secret. I give a tiny shake of my head, wanting him to know he has nothing to fear, not from me. . Lauren Myracle

I feel like a three-dimensional girl in a two-dimensional world. Lauren Myracle

My angel-boy is close now, as in five-feet-away close. There's no way I'm going to burst into song in front of him. But then the contrary part of me says, you're going to let a boy keep you from singing out loud? Sing, sister! Sing! So I do, and my angel-boy turns his head. Lauren Myracle

Being an author of banned books is cool, I've decided. Lauren Myracle

Kids are smart. Knowledge is power. Let them figure things out. Don't turn into that grown-up who they won't come to. Lauren Myracle