Jockeying for a popularity position has been a valorized teen tradition since the notion of a discrete teen stage of life was invented. — Mary H.K. Choi Copy Share Image
'Awkward' is a ubiquitous teen word to denote socially unsanctioned behavior. It usually implies first- or secondhand embarrassment when you or a friend step outside the rules. Awkward doesn't sound overtly judgmental or negative; it's deliberately vague. — Mary H.K. Choi Copy Share Image
Never hold up your entire group of friends in real life trying to capture a perfect Instagram pose. Nobody cares. — Mary H.K. Choi Copy Share Image
I'm a sucker when it comes to under-explored human potential and 'stuff that makes you be better.' — Mary H.K. Choi Copy Share Image
If you are someone's emergency contact - you are their person, and they are your person - there is work involved. — Mary H.K. Choi Copy Share Image
'Sorry' is unlike anything Bieber has made in the past. It has been classified as 'tropical house' and 'dancehall,' but everyone seems to agree… — Mary H.K. Choi Copy Share Image
If you're holding your iPhone, and it's the newest iteration of it, you're like, 'Oh, famous people have my phone. Captains of industry have… — Mary H.K. Choi Copy Share Image
You always feel like a hack and a fraud when you're writing. It's just how it goes. — Mary H.K. Choi Copy Share Image
You are overwhelmed, overscheduled, and dejected because you keep trying to have it all - or at least most of it. You want a… — Mary H.K. Choi Copy Share Image
The first time I drank LaCroix, I half expected it to be filled with self-tanner. Or Axe body spray. — Mary H.K. Choi Copy Share Image
Your mom is the first person you fall in love with, so it's loaded forever and carries all this baggage. There's almost always a… — Mary H.K. Choi Copy Share Image
