Lisa McMann Quotes

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She sits in the driveway, freezing, for thirty-six minutes. Arguing with herself. Because she thinks she's in love with him too. And there are two ways she can be a fool in love right now. She chooses the harder one. And knocks on the door.

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A trapped soul waits for redemption. It waits. And waits. For her to take her last breath.

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If you don't want me to see, I guess, don't sleep in the same room as me." He looks at her with a sly smile. "But I'm known for sleeping in school. It's my shtick.

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There's something about a guy who admits he's a jerk that makes him forgiveable.

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I know i'll screw up. But i'll keep trying, as long as you let me.

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And then they kiss. Slowly, gently. Because with the right person, sometimes kissing feels like healing.

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They linger near the back door, forehead to forehead and curved like statues as their lips whisper and brush together.

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The thought of being with Shay Wilder makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a butter knife

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Time to stop crying, time to get her act together and do something. Time to move beyond the pity party.

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I lurve you, circus freak," Cabel says. It almost hurts to hear him say that. I lurve you, too, you big lumpy monster man," Janie says. That hurts even more to say.

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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.

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They have an unusual relationship. And when things are good, it's magic.

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She gets to school late. Bashful gives her a tardy, and won't reconsider. Janie always hated Bashful. Stupidest. Dwarf. Ever.

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Janie: So you're a double agent? Cabel: Sure.That sounds sexy.

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Janie calls Cabel. "Hi, uh, Mom," she says. Cabel snorts. "Hello, dear. Did you make it through the blizzard?" "Yeah. Barely." Janie grins into the phone.

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Oh baby," he whispers. Steps back. Out of the doorway. His face ashen. He walks slowly back to the kitchen. Leans over the counter. Puts his head in his hands. His hair falls over his fingers. The bathroom door clicks shut. She stays there for a long time. He's pulling his hair out.

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Carrie doesn't seem to talk about anything with sharp edges. Maybe she's afraid they might poke her and then she'd burst.

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Whatever I want,' he says. 'Yes.' 'I'm afraid you haven't been privy to that dream yet.

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Cabel gives her a quizzical look. "I am totally not getting enough attention here.

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Janie: Did you ever sell drugs? Cabel: Yes. Pot. Ninth and tenth grade. I was, uh...rather troubled back then. Janie: Why did you stop? Cabel: Got busted, and Captain made me a better deal. Janie: So you've been a narc since then? Cabel: I cringe at your terminology.

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So, what are you doing tonight?" Me?" Janie laughs. "Homework, of course." You want company?" Carrie's looking wistful. Do you have homework to do?" Of course. WEther I do it or not is the real question.

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Go force your condescending man-logic on the next house. You can go now.

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Captain looks at Janie closely. "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph," she says. "You're gonna have a heck of a shiner by the time the day's over. Did you black our?" "I...uh..." Janie shrugs. "I really have no idea." "Yes, I think she did." Cabel cuts in. "I'm going to need to watch her all day. And probably all night, too," he adds. Very, very seriously. The captain throws a rubber eraser at him and sends him out for coffee.

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Janie blinks and leans against the wall, just in case. But it's no one's dream. It's just the end of some things. And the beginning of others.

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Maybe you don't have to remember something for it to be true. For it to exist.

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You're asking for trouble, Hannagan," he growls. "And you would be....?" Janie asks. She giggles. "Trouble.

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Because there's no way on earth she's going to make it through college unless she grows some serious ovaries and turns this train wreck around

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Bashful=Spanish, Miss Gardenia Doc=Psychology, Mr. Wang Happy=Chemistry 2, Mr. Durbin Dopey=English Lit., Mr. Purcell Dippy=Math, Mrs. Craig Dumbass=PE, Coach Crater

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So, ah, I'm not sure if you know this, but you're not wearing a shirt." "Distracting, isn't it?

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The phone rings. Asshole, she mutters. She picks it up. Will you let me explain? No. She hangs up.

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