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Get me outa here. F*ckin' creepy cheerleaders.Lisa McMann
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It's just the end of some things. And the beginning of others.Lisa McMann
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..she's leaving now.. Janis attacks the back door of the school gym and finds herself in a heavy cloud of smoke. She realizes she's found the Goths' hangout. Who knew?" Oof, " someone says. She keeps walking, muttering, "sorry" to whomever it was she hit with the flying door.*** Cabel: .. That was the Goth stage where I decided I'd never get the girl of my dreams because of my scars. Not to mention the hairstyle.(pause) But then she slammed a door handle into my gut. And, when a girl does that to a boy, it means she likes him.Lisa McMann
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Because there's no way on earth she's going to make it through college unless she grows some serious ovaries and turns this train wreck aroundLisa McMann
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The thought of being with Shay Wilder makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a butter knifeLisa McMann
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Once you read something, you can't erase it from your brain.Lisa McMann
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Because our power is motivating, and gives momentum and ownership of changes to those who dream of failure.Lisa McMann
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Carrie doesn't seem to talk about anything with sharp edges. Maybe she's afraid they might poke her and then she'd burst.Lisa McMann
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I want to tell you a story, Alex." Alex nibbled on his bottom lip, waiting. Wondering now if Mr. Today really understood that Alex was turning him down." Simber." The old mage said. Alex automatically turned to the door, expecting to see the beast. Mr. Today shook his head. "No, he's not hear. Simber was my first creation. Before there was Artime, there was Simber.Lisa McMann
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Because with the right person, sometimes kissing feels like healing.Lisa McMann
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Dear J., I want to explain something. After my dad set me on fire.. Well.. He died in jail while I was in the hospital getting skin grafts. And I never got to tell him how much he hurt me. Not just physically, but inside, you know? So I took it out on other things for a while. I'm better now. I get counseling for it, and I'm really better. But I'm not perfect. And I'm still fighting it. See.. You're like the only person I have in my life that I really care about. I'm selfish about that. I don't want anybody to touch you. I want to keep you safe. That's why I hate this assignment so much. Now that I have you, I'm afraid to see you get hurt or messed up, like I was. I'm afraid I'll lose you, I guess. I wish you could always be safe. I worry a lot. If you weren't so damned independent.. Ah, well. *smile* As much as we have been through in the past few months, we still don't know each other very well, do we? I want to change that about us. Do you? I want to know you better. Know what makes you happy and what scares you. And I want you to know that about me, too. I love you. I will try to never hurt you again. I know I'll screw up. But I'll keep trying, as long as you let me. Love, Cabe.Lisa McMann
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In the cool dark basement, she whispers, "It's not Ralph, is it?" Cabel's quiet for a moment, as if he's thinking, "You mean like Forever Ralph? Uh, no."" You've read Forever?" Janie is incredulous. "There wasn't much else to chose from on the hospital library cart, and Deenie was always checked out, " Cable says sarcastically. "Did you like it?" Cabel laughs softly, "Um..well, it wasn't the wisest thing to read for a fourteen-year-old guy with fresh skin grafts in the general area down there, if you know what I mean.Lisa McMann
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Cabel gives her a quizzical look. "I am totally not getting enough attention here.Lisa McMann
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I had one of those defining moments in the fourth grade when my teacher said the story I wrote was the best in the class, and therefore I would be going Young Authors Conference where I'd get to hang out with authors all day.Lisa McMann