“That, after all, is what the great stories are written about: How people manage to find themselves in love. Well let me just say that how a person falls in love is more important than who they fall...”

“A memory of her father flitted through her consciousness. The time he played a slow, melodic tune on the saxophone in the misty rain of the yard on a summers night, surrounded by the patios twinkli...”

“I think it would be best if, when youre having suicidal thoughts of stabbing yourself, that you try to think of rainbows instead.Rainbows? Ann said hugging a pillow.Yeah, Lisa said, standing back t...”

“He just wasnt into flaunting his awesomeness, but sometimes a persons awesomeness simply flaunts itself, even when you politely ask it not to.”

“Nothing monumental happened, the earth didnt shake, and lightning didnt strike. There was just a simple moment of raw emotion, unbridled and exposed to the daylight.”

“In high school, though, if you call someone out on their shit you get bullied. Its really a horrible time in life. Honestly, I dont even know why there is an entire genre of books dedicated to it.”

“I'm not a feminist. Many of those who carry its flag are as selfish as male chauvinists. They want privileges but not responsibilities. Bullies hiding under a fine cause.”

“Look for the person everyone hates, and love them.”

“I think you're wrong.""Well I think you're naive," Hayley snapped."Maybe," Marley conceded, starting to walk away. "But I'd rather be that than a bully like you.”

“Well my music was different in high school; I was singing about loveyou know, things I don't care about anymore.”

“There are a million rules for being a girl. There are a million things you have to do to get through each day. High school has things that can trip you up, ruin you, people say one thing and mean a...”

“For the record, I would like to point out that it is NOT being obsessive to memorize a boy's schedule so that you can accidentally bump into him. It is called being efficient.”

“You can't beat women anyhow and that if you are wise or dislike trouble and uproar you don't even try to.”

“Gender mattered a whole lot less to Shakespeare than it seems to matter to us.”

“Look, girls. It is important to all of us that we win this game, right? Well, when it comes to athletics, boys are simply better suited than girls. Its a fact of nature that no one can change. Im s...”