“I was ready to sign over Frankie and my firstborn to get out of this particular hole.” — Melissa Jensen Firstborn Copy Share Image
“I plan on dying without anyone ever having gotten video of me emulating fowl.” — Melissa Jensen Dying Copy Share Image
“Is your nasty natural?" I heard myself saying. "Or did you get it implanted?” — Melissa Jensen Nature Copy Share Image
“I figured Maxine probably had bathroom trips preplanned and efficiently choreographed.” — Melissa Jensen Choreographed Copy Share Image
“You are an enigma wrapped in a mystery," he teased me once. "And you're failing French.” — Melissa Jensen Enigma Copy Share Image
“Love is one of two things worth dying for. I have yet to decide on the second.” — Melissa Jensen Love Copy Share Image
“I should probably leave now," I said, starting to strip off the gloves. I wasn't about to walk away with my droopy… — Melissa Jensen Walk away 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
“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
“One may hide cruel. One may even hide a certain amount of madness. One can never hide stupidity.” — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Alex was late. I was grateful. I was also incredibly nervous and I'd gotten mascara in my eye. I blinked a lot… — Melissa Jensen Mascara Copy Share Image
“What is it about those two words - I'm sorry - that makes otherwise articulate guys into babbling idiots?” — Melissa Jensen Two Words Copy Share Image
“Frankie looks like he might break your heart a little. Daniel looks like he might rip it from your chest, still beating,… — Melissa Jensen Break heart 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
“I wanted to be grossed out. Instead, I had the surprising thought that I really really wanted someone who would do that:… — Melissa Jensen 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
“She reached into her pants pocket and pulled out a pair of gunmetal-framed reading glasses. She flicked them open, switchblade-style, with a… — Melissa Jensen Glasses Copy Share Image
“I ripped the sketch from the wall. "Liar." Edward looked more ravaged than usual. "That is a terrible word, coming from you."… — Melissa Jensen Affair Copy Share Image
“So I went to history, where I paid a little attention,French, where I paid none, and then to art. I convinced Ms.… — Melissa Jensen Art Copy Share Image
“Jareed tended to rush in and out of the dining room; he had Willing worlds to conquer every day. But he made… — Melissa Jensen Dining room Copy Share Image
“Dealing with my French teacher is one thing; she wears pants with little whales on them. But I was convinced Dr. Rothaus… — Melissa Jensen Feeling sorry 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 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
“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
“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
“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
“3. "Ella,um,it's Alex. I hope this is the right number.I had to get it from a really old phone book. I would… — Melissa Jensen Books Copy Share Image
“For two weeks now,we'd been meeting when we could. Which, tragically, had been all of four short times: three at his house,… — Melissa Jensen Kissing Copy Share Image
“ Something I don't want anyone to know, Alex? I am a dissillusioned former hopeless romantic with larcenous tendencies.But I did kill… — Melissa Jensen Hopeless romantic Copy Share Image
“Subject: Some boat Alex, I know Fox Mulder. My mom watched The X-Files . She says it was because she liked the… — Melissa Jensen American idol Copy Share Image
“You might think lunchtime at Willing would be different from other high schools. That everyone would be welcome at any table, united… — Melissa Jensen Attorney general Copy Share Image
“I don't have a girlfriend." "Right." Daniel looked at me just long enough to make me squirm, and only just avoid flattening… — Melissa Jensen Angel wings Copy Share Image
“There is absolutely nothing wrong with me." "Yeah?" "Yeah." He leaned back and crossed his arms over his chest. For a second,… — Melissa Jensen Dare Copy Share Image
“I couldn't think of any possible universe where wrapping myself around his knees to keep him in place would be construed as… — Melissa Jensen Brady bunch Copy Share Image
“Just out of curiosity, do they know I'm here?" "Yep." My Mother did, anyway. Mention of a French tutor had effectively headed… — Melissa Jensen Assumed Copy Share Image
“1. "Ahem. I know you hate Mondays, madam, but you picked the absolutely wrong one to play hooky. Or be sick. Yes,… — Melissa Jensen Mondays 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
