“It was the first time I'd been in her office without her there, intimidating me into immobility.” — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“An hour later, proven absolutely right, I slid the last drawer closed, sat on the dusty floor, and had a good, sorry=for-myself… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Promise me this: ... you will stand for yourself, especially in the times when no one seems interested in standing for you.” — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“So I went to history, where I paid a little attention,French, where I paid none, and then to art. I convinced Ms.… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“For two weeks now,we'd been meeting when we could. Which, tragically, had been all of four short times: three at his house,… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“There's a moment everyone knows, when you look down at your fresh white shirt and realize you've spilled Coke or egg yolk… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“It was only nine o'clock, and I was already exhausted.The first half of the day with Bridezilla hadn't helped, but bu two,… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I went into the hall and looked out the front window for the twentienth time and told myself to relax for the… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I have these worksheets. They're great for the irregular verbs..." "Not today." He shot me a look and kept shuffling papers. "Okay,"… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“We'd reached the parking lot. Alex stopped. "You drive to school?" I demanded. He gestured me ahead of him through the break… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Thanks for the ride.It was really nice of you." "No worrie. Since I'm down here, maybe I'll swing by Geno's for a… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“There is absolutely nothing wrong with me." "Yeah?" "Yeah." He leaned back and crossed his arms over his chest. For a second,… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Okay.First things first. Three things you don't want me to know about you." "What?" I gaped at him. "You're the one who… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Relationships are like Whack-a-Mole. You squash one annoying deformity and another one pops up in no time.” — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“By the time it was over, I'd learned all the right words for all the dinosaurs (pretty much the same as they… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“The Top Ten Things Every Girl Should Have the First Time 5. A guy who realizes it's a big deal for you,… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“We walked to the edge of the creaky deck. He stood with his chest pressed against my back, arms tight around me.… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“What do you know about 1969, anyway? It was after your time." "I know everything." He gave me that sleepy-eyed smile of… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“It is time,my darling." "Oh,Frankie,no-" "You chose dare," he reminded her. "I did," she agreed sadly, stepping up. "You're right." It hadn't… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I might have stood there for a long time, hand halfway up like a religious statue,if Frankie hadn't gently pulled it down… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Oh,Ella. I wish you'd had a better time at the ball." "Fuhgeddaboudit," I muttered. Greaseball. Freddy. Freak. "It's not like she and… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“You know when I said I didn't need you?" I asked. He lifted one brow. "I was so wrong.I can't find words to express… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Whatever you want," he said. "Will you please come here now?" I slipped a piece of protective tissue over my drawing and flipped the… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“When Sebastian, cearly delighted to be treated like one of the guys, didn't move, Alex bared his teeth. " Depeche-toi! " Sebastian depeched. Alex… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I ripped the sketch from the wall. "Liar." Edward looked more ravaged than usual. "That is a terrible word, coming from you." "Yup." "And… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I noticed that she left her office door open, too.So she could keep an eye on me, no doubt, in case I decided to… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“There was no doorman outside Harrison Kinuye's house, just a Phillite senior leaning into a huge stone urn. He extricated himself as I reached… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I never thought I would see you armed." I was trying for levity. It worked like a lead balloon.” — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Love is one of two things worth dying for. I have yet to decide on the second.” — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Okay,three things,and one of them has to be in French." I was back in the weird squashy chair; Alex was flopped on the bed.This… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“That's the thing about Willing: There's always someone happy to let you know exactly what your place is.” — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I think he painted the way he did," I answered, "because he had something perfect with Diana." I braced myself for her next scathing… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“None were particularly interesting, although I got a kick out of a note from the Philadelphia Zoo suggesting that since the tiger was not… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
