Quotes From "Impulse" By Ellen Hopkins

The things they say! A truck driver would blush. I would never talk that wayto Trevor he walks on water. I want him to think I do too. For a while, he did, or at leasthe pretended to. I did things with TrevorI wouldn't dare to confessto anyone–things I didn'tknow anyone did. But he wanted me to, so I did. That's what you dowhen you love someone, right? Ellen Hopkins

Sometimes, you don't wake up. But if you happento, you know thingswill never bethe same. Ellen Hopkins

It was the exact oppositefor me. At first all Iwanted was sex with her, but soon I wanted more. More sex, yes, in unusualplaces, and all different kinds. But that wasn’t all. I wantedher to fill the empty spacesleft by a father who neveronce praised me, ‘friends’ whoused me, an ice princess momwho raised me with glass kisses. Ellen Hopkins

I wonder how long it would take him to realize I'm right as sin - it's the rest of the world that's wrong. I'm not even sure how I qualify for admission to Aspen Springs. Does wanting to die equal losing your mind? Ellen Hopkins

Because I know it in my bones. You are the only female I desire, the only water that will quench my thirst, the only sun that will warm my skin, the only lips that were made for mine. Dannika Dark

Does wanting to die equal losing your mind? Ellen Hopkins

Now that I have opened that bottle of memories they're pouring out like wine, crimson and bittersweet. Ellen Hopkins

Simon laughed heartily. “I’m afraid the rest of us have to find talents to get our women into bed. Of course once they’re there, I have other talents that keep them right where they are.”“ Handcuffs hardly count, ” Christian said offhandedly.“ If you mean the ladies cuffing me to the bed so they can explore Hunt Island, ” he said, rubbing his chest, “…then point taken. These hands are capable of making any female climax by the mere brush of a pinky across her bare breast.”“ I must have gone to the wrong island, ” I said with a private laugh. . Dannika Dark

But Hey, Guess What Crazy means I'm not liablefor my actions. So screw it, I'll go home, propped up on Prozac against distractions Ellen Hopkins

Fire should never be tempered in a female because that's what fuels her passion, causing it to ignite." He lifted my chin with his hand and stroked his thumb gently across my lips. "All a male can hope for is to be consumed by it until there is nothing left of him. Dannika Dark

So I flirt with disaster once or twice. Who doesn’t?” He snorted. “You don’t just flirt with disaster, you have intercourse with it. Dannika Dark

Life is all about change. If it were static, think about how boring it would be. You can't be afraid of it, and you can't worry that you'll mess things up. Ellen Hopkins