“That was the goth stage, where I decided I'd never get the girl of my dreams because of my scars. Not to mention my 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,
Wake
“Dreams aren't memories," he says.” ― Lisa McMann, Wake
“Cabel: Um, Janie?Janie: Yesss, Cabel?Cabel: I have another lie to confess.Janie: Oh, dear. What is it?Cabel: I do, actually, know what my GPA is.Janie: And?Cabel: And. I have a full-ride scholarship.Cabel is pushed violently from the beanbag chair. And pounced upon. And told, repeatedly, what a bastard he is.Janie is told that she will most certainly get a scholarship too, with her grades. Unless she plays hooky with drug dealers.” ― Lisa McMann, Wake
“Once you read something, you can't erase it from your brain.” ― Lisa McMann, Wake
“There's something about a guy who admits he's a jerk that makes him forgiveable.” ― Lisa McMann, Fade
“Come on, Cabel," Carrie says. "Let me give you a ride, at least. Unless you want Shay to- hey, here she comes now." Carrie titters, her eyes dancing.Cabel's eyes grow wide. He slips into the backseat of Carrie's car without a word. "Get me outta here. Fuckin' creepy cheerleaders.” ― Lisa McMann, Wake
“And then they kiss.Slowly, gently.Because with the right person, sometimes kissing feels like healing.” ― Lisa McMann
“Get me outa here. F*ckin' creepy cheerleaders.” ― Lisa McMann, Wake
“Janies lips part in surprise. She takes it. Feels really strange about opening it in front of him. She wets her lips and examines the box and the ribbon that surounds it. "Thank you." She says softly. "Um..." He clears his throat, "The gift, see is actually inside the box. The box is like an extra bonus gift.It's how we do things here on planet Earth.” ― Lisa McMann, Fade
“Because with the right person, sometimes kissing feels like healing.” ― Lisa McMann, Gone
“She gets to school late. Bashful gives her a tardy, and won't reconsider.Janie always hated Bashful.Stupidest. Dwarf. Ever.” ― Lisa McMann, Fade
“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, Wake
“So, ah, I'm not sure if you know this, but you're not wearing a shirt.""Distracting, isn't it?” ― Lisa McMann, Cryer's Cross
“Hey Cabe?" she says, drying her hair, feeling refreshed. Grinning. Putting all thoughts but one aside for the moment. "You wanna go get Jimmy a raincoat and we'll take care of you?"Cabel looks at her.Turns his head and narrows his eyes.Who the hell is Jimmy?” ― Lisa McMann, Gone
“Cabel smiles and hangs up. "Guess what."What," Janie says.We can go out on our first date."Woo hoo!"And guess what else- You're buying."Me? Why?"Because you lost the bet."Janie thinks for a moment. Punches Cabel in the arm. "You did not fail five quizzes or tests!"I did. I have proof.” ― Lisa McMann, Fade
“I've got a huge, terrible problem."Oh no! Not that horrible toenail fungus that takes six months to cure?"No, no, no. Much worse. This is shocking news. Are you sure I should tell you while you're driving?"I've got my headset on. Both hands on the wheel. Windows rolled up. Go for it."Okay, here goes...Principal Abernethy called me this morning to let me know I'm in the running for valedictorian."There is silence.A rather loudish snort.And guffaws.Congratulations," she finally says, laughing. "What ever are you going to do?"Fail ever assignment from today onward."You won't be able to."Watch me.” ― Lisa McMann, Fade
“Janie.Does not like.To be called.Buffy.” ― Lisa McMann, Fade
“It's the intent, not the word, that makes something harsh.” ― Lisa McMann, Cryer's Cross
“This phone," he says finally. "I want this phone."She laughs. "No. S'mine."Janie, I don't think you understand. I want it."Sorry."It's got photo caller ID; Internet; video, camera, and digital recorder?! Holy Hannah... It's making me warm all over."Oh yeah?" Janie says in a sexy voice. "Wanna play with my phone, baby?"Hell yes, I do.” ― Lisa McMann, Fade
“Dreams aren't memories," he says.” ― Lisa McMann, Wake
“Cabel: Um, Janie?Janie: Yesss, Cabel?Cabel: I have another lie to confess.Janie: Oh, dear. What is it?Cabel: I do, actually, know what my GPA is.Janie: And?Cabel: And. I have a full-ride scholarship.Cabel is pushed violently from the beanbag chair. And pounced upon. And told, repeatedly, what a bastard he is.Janie is told that she will most certainly get a scholarship too, with her grades. Unless she plays hooky with drug dealers.” ― Lisa McMann, Wake
“Once you read something, you can't erase it from your brain.” ― Lisa McMann, Wake
“There's something about a guy who admits he's a jerk that makes him forgiveable.” ― Lisa McMann, Fade
“Come on, Cabel," Carrie says. "Let me give you a ride, at least. Unless you want Shay to- hey, here she comes now." Carrie titters, her eyes dancing.Cabel's eyes grow wide. He slips into the backseat of Carrie's car without a word. "Get me outta here. Fuckin' creepy cheerleaders.” ― Lisa McMann, Wake
“And then they kiss.Slowly, gently.Because with the right person, sometimes kissing feels like healing.” ― Lisa McMann
“Get me outa here. F*ckin' creepy cheerleaders.” ― Lisa McMann, Wake
“Janies lips part in surprise. She takes it. Feels really strange about opening it in front of him. She wets her lips and examines the box and the ribbon that surounds it. "Thank you." She says softly. "Um..." He clears his throat, "The gift, see is actually inside the box. The box is like an extra bonus gift.It's how we do things here on planet Earth.” ― Lisa McMann, Fade
“Because with the right person, sometimes kissing feels like healing.” ― Lisa McMann, Gone
“She gets to school late. Bashful gives her a tardy, and won't reconsider.Janie always hated Bashful.Stupidest. Dwarf. Ever.” ― Lisa McMann, Fade
“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, Wake
“So, ah, I'm not sure if you know this, but you're not wearing a shirt.""Distracting, isn't it?” ― Lisa McMann, Cryer's Cross
“Hey Cabe?" she says, drying her hair, feeling refreshed. Grinning. Putting all thoughts but one aside for the moment. "You wanna go get Jimmy a raincoat and we'll take care of you?"Cabel looks at her.Turns his head and narrows his eyes.Who the hell is Jimmy?” ― Lisa McMann, Gone
“Cabel smiles and hangs up. "Guess what."What," Janie says.We can go out on our first date."Woo hoo!"And guess what else- You're buying."Me? Why?"Because you lost the bet."Janie thinks for a moment. Punches Cabel in the arm. "You did not fail five quizzes or tests!"I did. I have proof.” ― Lisa McMann, Fade
“I've got a huge, terrible problem."Oh no! Not that horrible toenail fungus that takes six months to cure?"No, no, no. Much worse. This is shocking news. Are you sure I should tell you while you're driving?"I've got my headset on. Both hands on the wheel. Windows rolled up. Go for it."Okay, here goes...Principal Abernethy called me this morning to let me know I'm in the running for valedictorian."There is silence.A rather loudish snort.And guffaws.Congratulations," she finally says, laughing. "What ever are you going to do?"Fail ever assignment from today onward."You won't be able to."Watch me.” ― Lisa McMann, Fade
“Janie.Does not like.To be called.Buffy.” ― Lisa McMann, Fade
“It's the intent, not the word, that makes something harsh.” ― Lisa McMann, Cryer's Cross
“This phone," he says finally. "I want this phone."She laughs. "No. S'mine."Janie, I don't think you understand. I want it."Sorry."It's got photo caller ID; Internet; video, camera, and digital recorder?! Holy Hannah... It's making me warm all over."Oh yeah?" Janie says in a sexy voice. "Wanna play with my phone, baby?"Hell yes, I do.” ― Lisa McMann, Fade
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