“Change is hard. It’s hard for you, it’s hard for me, it’s murder on your sister.” His voice breaks.” — Gennifer Choldenko Change Copy Share Image
Some people's brilliance is in their head. A surgeon's brilliance is in her hands. But there are people who have brilliant hearts.… — Gennifer Choldenko Brilliance Copy Share Image
“I’m big as a linebacker, and a seven-year-old girl treats me like her errand boy. Does she smell weakness on me?” — Gennifer Choldenko Copy Share Image
“You have to wait for good things to happen—wait and wait and work so hard—but bad things occur out of the blue,… — Gennifer Choldenko Bad thing Copy Share Image
“Sure. I’ve been to hundreds of morgues. Thousands of them, in fact.” — Gennifer Choldenko Copy Share Image
“They darn socks too?” “Yes, as a matter of fact. Do a better job than your mom too. Though don’t you dare… — Gennifer Choldenko Better job Copy Share Image
Life is amazing, isn't it? You can't ever tell what will happen. Nobody knows until they go ahead and play the game. — Gennifer Choldenko Games Copy Share Image
“What else can she do?” she asks. “She’s not a trick monkey.” “She’d never make it as a trick monkey. She only… — Gennifer Choldenko Copy Share Image
“Now I’m five foot eleven and a half inches—as tall as my mom and a good two inches taller than my dad.… — Gennifer Choldenko Parenting Copy Share Image
“Oh, we have everyone who is bad. Except Bonnie and Clyde on account of their being dead,” she says.” — Gennifer Choldenko Bonnie And Clyde Copy Share Image
“She ignores me. Clearly there’s no stopping her until she’s read every last word.” — Gennifer Choldenko Every Last Word Copy Share Image
Now I understand. When you love someone, you have to try things even if they don't make sense to anyone else. — Gennifer Choldenko Make sense Copy Share Image
“I’m not the only kid who lives here. There’s my sister, Natalie, except she doesn’t count.” — Gennifer Choldenko Sister Copy Share Image
“The convicts wash my shirts, as in murderer convicts and kidnapper convicts, and then I’m supposed to wear them?” — Gennifer Choldenko Copy Share Image
“My face turns red just seeing her. She’s a looker. If Pete were here, he’d whistle.” — Gennifer Choldenko Copy Share Image
You get to Alcatraz by being the worst of the worst. Unless you're me. I came here because my mother said I… — Gennifer Choldenko Alcatraz Copy Share Image
“I feel like marching into my parents’ room and shaking my mom. How could you send her to that place without her… — Gennifer Choldenko Parenting Copy Share Image
“It doesn’t matter that I weigh more than both of them put together. I know when I’m beat. I let Natalie open… — Gennifer Choldenko Copy Share Image
“What they say about females being the weaker sex is the biggest lie in the world.” — Gennifer Choldenko Copy Share Image
“It’s like a prison. Okay, it is a prison. There’s the problem right there.” — Gennifer Choldenko Crime Copy Share Image
Nobody knows how things will turn out, that's why they go ahead and play the game...You give it your all and sometimes… — Gennifer Choldenko Amazing things Copy Share Image
“People are responsible for themselves. All you can do is try to inspire each person to be his best self.” — Gennifer Choldenko Identity Copy Share Image
