“Some of the choices teenagers make are morally and practically wrong. Some of my characters do things I hope my child won't. There are occasionally words my characters choose that I wouldn't utter in my mother's presence. But when I… — Rachel Vail Copy Share Image
Great point made in son's college orientation re sex/safety/respect/etc: 'Consent is really too low a bar. Hold out for enthusiasm.' — Rachel Vail Copy Share
“I am a pacifist, danm it! And now I'm bleeding. What is wrong with you, you sick sicko?” — Rachel Vail Copy Share
“Bruises on the soul hurt even more than bruises on the leg and take longer to heal. Maybe the trick is to try to… — Rachel Vail Copy Share
“Some of the choices teenagers make are morally and practically wrong. Some of my characters do things I hope my child won't. There are… — Rachel Vail Copy Share
“Do you think we're being robbed?" I whispered. He nodded gravely, then crawled over to my closet and opened it. "Did you want to… — Rachel Vail Copy Share
I shoved him off the snowmobile. He landed on his back in the snow. "Love is a brat, you think? No, love id fine.… — Rachel Vail Copy Share
I smashed his hand as hard as I could with the Wiffle bat. "Ow!" he screamed. Carson was rubbing his red palm, inspecting it… — Rachel Vail Copy Share
“I don't care who kissed you first, as long as I kissed you last - George (If we kiss)” — Rachel Vail Copy Share
Kids are constantly evolving, learning, and growing. They aren’t who they were yesterday. — Rachel Vail Copy Share
I keep looking for ultimate answers, but maybe there aren't any or maybe I'm not looking in the right places, because in the section… — Rachel Vail Copy Share
“Just for taste bites of sample bagels have - fun fact - between zero and "screw you" calories” — Rachel Vail Copy Share
