“Sadie looked like she'd just discovered the gym showers didn't have curtains.” — Melissa Jensen Sadie Looked Copy Share Image
“Is your nasty natural?" I heard myself saying. "Or did you get it implanted?” — Melissa Jensen Nature Copy Share Image
“I plan on dying without anyone ever having gotten video of me emulating fowl.” — Melissa Jensen Dying Copy Share Image
“That's the thing about Willing: There's always someone happy to let you know exactly what your place is.” — Melissa Jensen Willing Copy Share Image
“I was still convinced that I was going to wake up, or walk out of a bathroom, or look up from my… — Melissa Jensen Convinced Copy Share Image
“Not much good has ever been prefaced by variations of "Have a seat." I thought of headmasters' offices and electric chairs.” — Melissa Jensen Seat Copy Share Image
“ Qui craint de souffrir, il souffre deja de ce qu'il craint." "Who fears to suffer, already suffers what he fears. ” — Melissa Jensen Fears Copy Share Image
“Love is one of the two things worth dying for. I have yet to decide on the second. It is most certainly… — Melissa Jensen Love Copy Share Image
“I was ready to sign over Frankie and my firstborn to get out of this particular hole.” — Melissa Jensen Firstborn Copy Share Image
“Aveces no importa cuántas pestañas o dientes de león soples, no importa cuánto tu corazón se despedace y bofeteé tu cubierta, simplemente… — Melissa Jensen Amor Copy Share Image
“With Thanksgiving approaching, I quietly hoped this would finally be the year I wouldn't find myself at the children's table.” — Melissa Jensen Children Copy Share Image
“I wanted to be grossed out. Instead, I had the surprising thought that I really really wanted someone who would do that:… — Melissa Jensen Kleenex Copy Share Image
“Nonna is convinced that the ink from tattoos gets way inside and,like the mercury in tinned tuna, causes brain damage.She doesn't know… — Melissa Jensen Brain damage Copy Share Image
“Tina can be a B-,and she's high maintenance in every possible way. She's also prone to asking questions like whether vegetarians can… — Melissa Jensen Animal crackers Copy Share Image
“Truth: You have to talk to a boy-really talk,if you want him to see past the fact that you're not beautiful. Truth:… — Melissa Jensen Beauty Copy Share Image
“Dad was still holding the knife. He gave Alex a very long look. Then he set down the knife, wiped his hands… — Melissa Jensen Holding Knife Copy Share Image
“You'd think that philisophy might have put the kibosh on some of the Freddy Krueger stuff," I mused, tilting my jaw until… — Melissa Jensen Freddy krueger Copy Share Image
“One popular connection was enough for him,ya think?" I asked the bronze Mary above me. "If you Phillites are scary now, I… — Melissa Jensen Years ago Copy Share Image
“It's not the scar and it's abso-freakin-lutely not you." I dropped my hand. "Yeah, right." I sagged against him a little. For… — Melissa Jensen Dropped Copy Share Image
“And just like that, I was officially In Deep: 1. Interested in art. (Me, charcoal; him, colored ink). 2. Not afraid of… — Melissa Jensen Afraid of love Copy Share Image
“The last fire in the drawer was 1890. It was the year Edward painted Across the Delaware (acquired in 1961 by Jacqueline… — Melissa Jensen White house Copy Share Image
“We walked to the edge of the creaky deck. He stood with his chest pressed against my back, arms tight around me.… — Melissa Jensen Lighthouse Copy Share Image
“Where are we going?" "East. To where the sun rises." "Seriously?" He thumped the dash-not too hard-and I actually felt a little… — Melissa Jensen Going Copy Share Image
“I noticed that she left her office door open, too.So she could keep an eye on me, no doubt, in case I… — Melissa Jensen Gaze Copy Share Image
“What is it you want , Ella?" "What you had," I answered softly, "with Diana. That once-in-a-lifetime connection that makes everything good."… — Melissa Jensen Good luck Copy Share Image
“Nearby,one of the overexcited frat boys started wildly windmilling his arms. He had overbalanced and now tipped himself right over the wall.In… — Melissa Jensen Fish Copy Share Image
“You don't scare me." "Really?" She stared at me over the sharp frame of her glasses. "Well maybe a little," I admitted.… — Melissa Jensen First time Copy Share Image
“Would you like to dance?" I knew I had frosting on my nose. Alex leaned over and wuped it off with his… — Melissa Jensen Bow tie Copy Share Image
“It is time,my darling." "Oh,Frankie,no-" "You chose dare," he reminded her. "I did," she agreed sadly, stepping up. "You're right." It hadn't… — Melissa Jensen Dressing room Copy Share Image
“I am going to end up alone," he moaned. "Not in any conceivable universe!" One of Sadie's best qualities is the ability… — Melissa Jensen Another woman Copy Share Image
“Pretty,eh?" I jumped a foot. "Nonna!" She was standing in my doorway, beaming like a demented gnome. "For your underwater dance." "It… — Melissa Jensen Middle finger Copy Share Image
“The floor was full of crepe streamer seaweed and decomposing pirates. Or at least so it seemed. Half of the male population… — Melissa Jensen Argument Mermaid Copy Share Image
“It hit me,then,while he stared down at me with a slight frown.I was standing almost chest to chest with Alex Bainbridge in… — Melissa Jensen Comic book Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry I looked. Or saw, I guess. I didn't go digging through your book. The pages fell out." "Yeah. I kinda… — Melissa Jensen Books Copy Share Image
“But like he said, it was clean, and it was very, very cool. I told him so.He beamed. Then ordered, "Seat belt!"… — Melissa Jensen Oh yeah Copy Share Image
