“We didn't kiss," I said. Jules cocked an eyebrow. "We brushed lips.” — Leila Howland Copy Share Image
“But here in Pruet, Marigold had discovered a new kind of tired. At night her limbs were loose and happy, tingling with a memory… — Leila Howland Copy Share Image
“...she had already tasted a delicious spoonful of sleep, and all she wanted was another.” — Leila Howland Copy Share Image
“We didn't kiss," I said. Jules cocked an eyebrow. "We brushed lips.” — Leila Howland Copy Share Image
“A little sadness in your happiness is nothing to be scared of. It brings out the happiness even more" -Aunt Sunny” — Leila Howland Copy Share Image
“Without a best friend to tell stories to, it almost didn't matter if they even happened.” — Leila Howland Copy Share Image
“It always seemed like there was too much in real life I was supposed to be afraid of: drunk drivers, rapists, unwanted pregnancy, HPV,… — Leila Howland Copy Share Image
“I wondered if I could make him laugh like that, if he was the kind of guy who believes that girls could also be… — Leila Howland Copy Share Image
“It wasn't fair. I wanted to take her to friend court. I wanted to sue her. But I could see the faces of the… — Leila Howland Copy Share Image
“Feelings find each other, I thought. Let one in and the others follow. At that moment it seemed that all our feelings were shimmering… — Leila Howland Copy Share Image
“That's one thing about going to an all-girls' school your whole life: it's hard to believe that boys are people too.” — Leila Howland Copy Share Image
“Jules hated it when I used "delicious" to describe anything but food, but that day he was nothing if not a sugar cone of… — Leila Howland Copy Share Image
“It's not fair. Guys can embrace their fatness as a unique personality trait, but we girls have to sit on the very edge of… — Leila Howland Copy Share Image
“Forget girls who died decades ago; words were ghosts. They were what haunted me.” — Leila Howland Copy Share Image
