“That's the pathetic thing about high school. Everyone tries so hard to be something they aren't. It's gotten so I don't know who I am, so how can I even try to be who I am, much less who I'm not? My problem is that I don't even fit in with the misfits. I don't fit anywhere.”
―
Katie Alender,
Bad Girls Don't Die
“Just say something real. Everyone just always tries so hard, and it all comes out the same. I just want someone to say something real.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“Oh." He sat in confused silence for a few seconds. "Can I ask you a very serious question?""I rather you didn't," I said.He stared straight into my eyes. "If you were an animal, what animal would you be?"WAIT, WHAT? "Wait, what?""It's a classic icebreaker.""If I were an ANIMAL...?"He faked a sigh and checked an imaginary watch. "Your inability to answer the question doesn't bode well for-""I refuse to answer that," I said. "On the grounds that it's probably the stupidest thing I've ever been asked."He stared at me, frowning. "I hear your subconscious saying MONKEY.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“Loving this quote: "Find the people who treat you the way you deserve to be treated. Tell everyone else to go to hell and don't look back.” ― Katie Alender, As Dead As It Gets
“I've been bad.I've been good.Weak and Strong.Brave and afraid.A hero and a killer.” ― Katie Alender, As Dead As It Gets
“I can't help it, Alexis," he said "I want to make you think too much...and then I want to hear the things you've been thinking too much.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“I'm a giant pimple on the face of humanity.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“Apparently when it's two people, it's quirky and funny, but when it's a person doing the same stuff on her own, it's rebellious and antisocial.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“I hope you don't really see yourself that way," I said.He turned to look at me and narrowed his eyes. "How do you see me?" he said softly.... "I think you're. . ." My voice went nearly silent. "Dangerous.""Why?" he whispered....". . . You make me think too much.".... "I can't help it, Alexis," he said. "I want to make you think too much. . . and then I want to hear the things you've been thinking. . . too much.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“I longed to be wrapped in his arms again, pour my troubles, make everything feel okay, even if it wasn't” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“Somehow suspension sounded way worse than detention. Detention happens to everybody. Suspension, though - that's for the sociopaths.I wasn't a hundred percent sure I was ready to take that leap.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“preps are like cheerleaders, except less jumpy” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“Stay sunny, we said to each other. Because if you don't the whole world will know you're a monster.” ― Katie Alender, From Bad to Cursed
“You can leave a door open for your 'friends,' but the truth is anybody can come in through that open door. And how do you know these friends are who they say they are, anyway?” ― Katie Alender, As Dead As It Gets
“Hmmph. Young Republicans have weird senses of humor.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“Maybe it’s human nature to be drawn to the things that have hurt us the most.” ― Katie Alender, Famous Last Words
“Everyone has moments of weakness. But that doesn't make you weak.” ― Katie Alender, As Dead As It Gets
“It wouldn't hurt you to show a little school spirit," Mom said. As if she were a fan of high school football. Mom can take a simple obvservation, such as saying that it wouldn't hurt for a person to show a little school spirit, and say it in such a way that she might as well be saying, 'It wouldn't hurt you to stop clubbing those baby seals.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“This is the kind of dream you don't wake up from, Henry.” ― Katie Alender, Famous Last Words
“Just say something real. Everyone just always tries so hard, and it all comes out the same. I just want someone to say something real.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“Oh." He sat in confused silence for a few seconds. "Can I ask you a very serious question?""I rather you didn't," I said.He stared straight into my eyes. "If you were an animal, what animal would you be?"WAIT, WHAT? "Wait, what?""It's a classic icebreaker.""If I were an ANIMAL...?"He faked a sigh and checked an imaginary watch. "Your inability to answer the question doesn't bode well for-""I refuse to answer that," I said. "On the grounds that it's probably the stupidest thing I've ever been asked."He stared at me, frowning. "I hear your subconscious saying MONKEY.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“Loving this quote: "Find the people who treat you the way you deserve to be treated. Tell everyone else to go to hell and don't look back.” ― Katie Alender, As Dead As It Gets
“I've been bad.I've been good.Weak and Strong.Brave and afraid.A hero and a killer.” ― Katie Alender, As Dead As It Gets
“I can't help it, Alexis," he said "I want to make you think too much...and then I want to hear the things you've been thinking too much.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“I'm a giant pimple on the face of humanity.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“Apparently when it's two people, it's quirky and funny, but when it's a person doing the same stuff on her own, it's rebellious and antisocial.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“I hope you don't really see yourself that way," I said.He turned to look at me and narrowed his eyes. "How do you see me?" he said softly.... "I think you're. . ." My voice went nearly silent. "Dangerous.""Why?" he whispered....". . . You make me think too much.".... "I can't help it, Alexis," he said. "I want to make you think too much. . . and then I want to hear the things you've been thinking. . . too much.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“I longed to be wrapped in his arms again, pour my troubles, make everything feel okay, even if it wasn't” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“Somehow suspension sounded way worse than detention. Detention happens to everybody. Suspension, though - that's for the sociopaths.I wasn't a hundred percent sure I was ready to take that leap.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“preps are like cheerleaders, except less jumpy” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“Stay sunny, we said to each other. Because if you don't the whole world will know you're a monster.” ― Katie Alender, From Bad to Cursed
“You can leave a door open for your 'friends,' but the truth is anybody can come in through that open door. And how do you know these friends are who they say they are, anyway?” ― Katie Alender, As Dead As It Gets
“Hmmph. Young Republicans have weird senses of humor.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“Maybe it’s human nature to be drawn to the things that have hurt us the most.” ― Katie Alender, Famous Last Words
“Everyone has moments of weakness. But that doesn't make you weak.” ― Katie Alender, As Dead As It Gets
“It wouldn't hurt you to show a little school spirit," Mom said. As if she were a fan of high school football. Mom can take a simple obvservation, such as saying that it wouldn't hurt for a person to show a little school spirit, and say it in such a way that she might as well be saying, 'It wouldn't hurt you to stop clubbing those baby seals.” ― Katie Alender, Bad Girls Don't Die
“This is the kind of dream you don't wake up from, Henry.” ― Katie Alender, Famous Last Words
