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> [“Phaedra keeps saying she's being selfish. That she hates herself for it, but she does it anyway. She can't deny herself what she wants, even if it brings about her downfall and his." "And have you learned anything from our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack/phaedra-keeps-saying-she-s-being-selfish-that-she-hates-herself-for/)

[Cora Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack/)

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## More by Cora Carmack

> [“On a scale of one to bitchy, how hung-over are you?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack/on-a-scale-of-one-to-bitchy-how-hung-over-are-you/)

[Cora Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack/)

> [“I'm already there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack/i-m-already-there/)

[Cora Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack/)

> [“I think everyone does. Even happy people. They may not admit it to anyone, but I think they feel it. I think they close…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack/i-think-everyone-does-even-happy-people-they-may-not-admit-it-to/)

[Cora Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack/)

> [“Oh shit. Shit taking a shit on a shit.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack/oh-shit-shit-taking-a-shit-on-a-shit/)

[Cora Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack/)

> [“I'm angry that you keep pushing me away when I know you don't want to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack/i-m-angry-that-you-keep-pushing-me-away-when-i-know-you-don-t-want-to/)

[Cora Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack/)

> [“He was still a mystery to me. And God, did I want to play Nancy Drew.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack/he-was-still-a-mystery-to-me-and-god-did-i-want-to-play-nancy-drew/)

[Cora Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack/)

> [“It wasn’t until I’d walked halfway across the parking lot that I realized: 1. I wasn’t wearing shoes. A. Or a shirt. 2. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack/it-wasn-t-until-i-d-walked-halfway-across-the-parking-lot-that-i/)

[Cora Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack/)

> [“She pulled her blonde hair back into a high ponytail, which somehow drew even more attention to her chest. "I don't mean the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack/she-pulled-her-blonde-hair-back-into-a-high-ponytail-which-somehow/)

[Cora Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack/)

> [“He wore his hope like a winter coat, layered over the top of all of him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack/he-wore-his-hope-like-a-winter-coat-layered-over-the-top-of-all-of-him/)

[Cora Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack/)

> [“Close your eyes. Remember what we talked about that night after your concert? Living is hard. It was hard when you were thirteen, it’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack/close-your-eyes-remember-what-we-talked-about-that-night-after-your/)

[Cora Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack/)

> [“Oh how I had underestimated tender kisses.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack/oh-how-i-had-underestimated-tender-kisses/)

[Cora Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack/)

> [“I'm tired of the way we both pretend. Tired of always wanting and never giving in. I can feel it in my skin, see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack/i-m-tired-of-the-way-we-both-pretend-tired-of-always-wanting-and/)

[Cora Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack/)

> [“Life’s too short to waste time living it any other way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack/life-s-too-short-to-waste-time-living-it-any-other-way/)

[Cora Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack/)

> [“Spence, I don't have balls. Good thing, too, because they'd look terrible in the lingerie I'm wearing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack/spence-i-don-t-have-balls-good-thing-too-because-they-d-look-terrible/)

[Cora Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack/)

> [“Sex. I was going to have sex. With a boy. A hot boy. A hot BRITISH boy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack/sex-i-was-going-to-have-sex-with-a-boy-a-hot-boy-a-hot-british-boy/)

[Cora Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack/)

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