“Thank you,” she said. “That wasn’t meant as a compliment,” he said. “I was criticizing you.” “That made the compliment all the more sincere,” Lauren said. “You weren’t trying to make one.” — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share Image
“WE LEAVE THE DORM, and Ethan shows us the gym, where he proudly informs us that in one month he’s already doubled the weight… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share
Isabella: "Why are you being so mean to me?" Harry: "Because i love you" Isabella: "Does that ever work?" Harry: "On my mother it… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share
“David tears a chocolate chip cookie in half. “Want some?” He holds a piece out to me. The chocolate glistens, and the brown-buttery inside… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share
“I go with him to retrieve his backpack. The hallway’s deserted, so he and I steal a kiss against the row of lockers. Then… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share
I want a tutor,” Layla said. “It would make doing homework so much easier.” “Me too,” said Kaitlyn. “If Layla gets one, I get… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share
I cursed myself not only for forgetting to turn my phone off but for ever thinking that having a rock music ringtone was cool. — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share
“He smiled down into her eyes and she looked right at him and she knew him. When hadn’t she known him? With a little… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share
He only invited me because of you and Chase.' 'Right,' she said, following me inside. 'He's never shown the slightest interest in you before.… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share
He can’t ground her if he’s already killed her,” I pointed out when Juliana quoted this to me. “Well, he can, but it wouldn’t… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share
Basically, the world is a giant shithole. But some of us are capable of imagining something better. — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share
“David has one of those bland faces that would get him off for murder because not a single eyewitness would be able to describe… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share
“It's like people have a place in their brain for normal, and they have a place in their brain for something obviously wrong, but… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share
“Okay, then . . .” I stand up. “It’s been real,” I tell David flatly. “Yeah,” he says. “Later.” Ethan has leapt to his… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share
“You don’t want him to be miserable. It’s just . . . you were planning not to go away to college because he might… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share
“[Ava] had always thought the main relationship in the family was the one between Nancy and her daughters. To have a family, you needed… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share
