Quotes by Lauren Myracle

“Any sentence that combined "I love you" and "but" could not be good.”

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

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

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

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

“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”

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

“Christmas is a state of mind.”

“Christmas is never over, unless you want it to be.”

“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.”

“Being an author of banned books is cool, I've decided.”

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

“There it was again, the prickling sense of standing on a precipice.”

“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 spen...”

“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 d...”

“I feel like a three-dimensional girl in a two-dimensional world.”

“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 si...”

“If everyone started off the day singing, just think how happy they'd be.”

“You should eat a waffle! You can't be sad if you eat a waffle!”

“I suppose she's right. It's like a metaphor for life: No one wants an ornery old goat, but we can't resist opening the door ayway. We can't keep from hoping.”