And the truth is, I’d felt kind of a thrill about wearing Jason’s Big Boy pants. I was a sick kid, even way back then.
But I guess you would look beatific, too, if the man you had been in love with since the fifth grade had told you that he was in love with you, too.
I like ’em big. And stupid. Don’t tell my husband.
The fact that he was willing to sacrifice his own face in order to keep mine from getting bashed in.
You know. Life’s short. If you don’t try new things, you’ll never know what you’re best at. And you can only make time for new things by quitting the things you know don’t work for you.
She’d realize Steve was her soul mate and that she would never love anyone as much as she loved him.
If it turned out Brandon Stark also likes to dress up as Strwberry Shortcake while playing croquet with his miniture pony collection, I totally wouldn’t be surprised anymore.
French: why does this language even exist? Everyone there speaks english anyway.
I was in love with Scott Bennett. That I had been in love with him my whole life, practically.
You want a happy romantic relationship? Don’t ruin it by getting married.
I stood on Susan Boone’s front porch, feeling lame. But then, since I’ve pretty much felt lame my entire life, this was no big surprise. On the other hand, usually I felt lame for no particular reason. This time I really had a reason to feel lame.
This is not to say that I wasn’t completely repulsed. I mean, I wasn’t exactly proud that my stepbrother was in there tongue wrestling with the second stupidest person in our class, after himself.
It was considerably larger than a knife hilt.
Why had I taken all those useless classes like bio and German when I should have been taking lipreading?
I can’t even tell you how good it felt to see him. It felt even better when he reached through the metal grate, wrapped his fingers around the front of my shirt, dragged me forward, and kissed me through the bars. “Sorry” he said-only not looking to sorry, if you know what I mean.
Friend Tim shakes hands with Perfect Specimen of Mankind. Will never wash right hand again.
And try to remember what we discussed, Susannah. A mediator is someone who helps others resolve conflicts. Not someone who, er, kicks them in the face.
And generally, when people say good night, they keep their tongues to themselves.
Do not chase boys. Chasing boys is bad. Chasing boys can lead to horrible things like mansions going up into flames, hand amputations, and blindness. So have some self respect and don’t let things get too far before the wedding day.
In high school, I was very active in extracurricular activities such as art, theatre, and choir. I also wrote for the school newspaper, but not regularly, because I never liked writing non-fiction very much.