"I wanted to grab his stupid ears and smash his stupid head against the door until his stupid brains leaked out. Instead, I did nothing."
- Cat Clarke
"That was progress, right there. Except no one would ever know how hard I was working to keep my temper under control, because the whole point of keeping your temper under control is not doing things l..."
"It’s amazing, the lies you can tell yourself. Even more amazing, the lies you can believe when you’re desperate enough."
"Has this version of me been lurking there all along, somewhere deep below the surface, biding its time, waiting for its chance to make an appearance?"
"The butterflies in my stomach turn into vampire bats as we pull up to the school."
"I didn't just wake up one morning and think, "I'm a boy!" It sort of crept up on me and tapped me on the shoulder a few times before I started to pay attention I began to think that the word "girl" di..."
"Everyone’s got secrets, Jem. It’s what makes people interesting."
"It's entirely possible to get to know someone without actually seeing them in person. In fact, it's better like that because none of the superficial stuff gets in the way. You really get to know a per..."