“I’m kidding, but Bronwyn goes rigid. “How can you say that?” Her cheeks get red, giving her that flushed look that always unsettles me. She’ll surprise you one day with how pretty she is. My mother used to say that… — Karen M. McManus Copy Share Image
“So our crew is back to being all girls, and stays that way for the rest of lunch. The only other guy who’d sit… — Karen M. McManus Copy Share Image
“Sure, sure. No rush, no pressure. It’s entirely up to you, Cooper.” People always say that but it doesn’t feel true. About anything.” — Karen M. McManus Copy Share Image
“The first seven years of the Joshua tree's life, it's just a vertical stem. No branches," she told me while we were hiking. "It… — Karen M. McManus Copy Share Image
“She cocks her head at me and adds, "I don't need your commentary if you disagree, by the way." I hold up my hands.… — Karen M. McManus Copy Share Image
“You don’t think about what’s outside. Or who. Especially if she’s better off forgetting you exist.” — Karen M. McManus Copy Share Image
“I don't know why it's so hard for people to admit that sometimes they're just assholes who screw up because they don't expect to… — Karen M. McManus Copy Share Image
“I let myself out and climb onto my bike, putting on my helmet. As soon as it’s clipped tight I push up the kickstand… — Karen M. McManus Copy Share Image
“Jake still won’t talk to me, and I miss him so much, it’s like I’ve been hollowed out by a nuclear blast and there’s… — Karen M. McManus Copy Share Image
“That's the kind of person you can get away with killing: someone everybody else wants dead.” — Karen M. McManus Copy Share Image
“No matter how awful the rest of my life is, my hair still manages to look good.” — Karen M. McManus Copy Share Image
“You're not going to wither up and die from this, Addy," Ashton lectures me as she shoves me toward the shower. "He doesn't get… — Karen M. McManus Copy Share Image
