“I end up watching this movie about some girl who's supposed to be so smart and edgy and unpopular. She wears glasses, that's how you know she's so smart. And she's the only one that has dark hair in the… — Mariah Fredericks Copy Share
“Danny smiles. Really smiles--like it means a lot that I'm not mad at him anymore. And then I figure out something weird: that you… — Mariah Fredericks Copy Share Image
People do pretty ugly things to make themselves feel better, this I do know. — Mariah Fredericks Copy Share Image
“My dad said to me a few years ago: "There's no harm in thinking." We were talking about Crazy Uncle Albert and whether it was right to use your brain to build weapons. He said, "You can't expect people not to think. Not to know things just because they COULD be bad." I said, "Yeah, but then they built it… — Mariah Fredericks Copy Share
“Down the hall is Ms Englander's classroom. She teachers World Civilization. Her walls are covered with images from the Bible, Greek Mythology, and fairy tales. Passing by, I see Eve at the tree, Pandora, Bluebeard's wife. All those women in stories opening boxes they're not supposed to, peeking through doors to see what they shouldn't, eating forbidden fruit. They do… — Mariah Fredericks Copy Share
“I hadn't actually thought about it, putting everything I'm feeling into one little question.” — Mariah Fredericks Copy Share Image
“My mom doesn't know what it's like to be less than perfect, how people zoom in on that until it's all they see. Maybe… — Mariah Fredericks Copy Share Image
“I end up watching this movie about some girl who's supposed to be so smart and edgy and unpopular. She wears glasses, that's how you know she's so smart. And she's the only one that has dark hair in the school- a place that looks like Planet Blond. Anyway, she somehow ends up going to the prom- hello, gag- and… — Mariah Fredericks Copy Share
“Wendy is still dead. I hadn't understood before: it really doesn't bring them back. Somehow, you think, despite what you know, it will be… — Mariah Fredericks Copy Share Image
“But if I had not gone through that door, Nico Phelps would probably be in jail and Mr. Farrell would not be. And I… — Mariah Fredericks Copy Share Image
“…I have all these questions in my head. Like, Could we write? Before you go, could we do something? I mean, is this honestly… — Mariah Fredericks Copy Share Image
Just for once, I want someone to want me more than anybody else. To put me first. — Mariah Fredericks Copy Share Image
