“They examine me like I’m a cow at a 4-H auction. I try not to moo.” — Jeri Smith-Ready Copy Share Image
“As he presses me against the car and his fingers tangle in my hair, I find myself hoping-and fearing-that I'll never be… — Jeri Smith-Ready Love Copy Share Image
“Fun fact: The planet Venus- aka, the 'morning star' when it appears before sunrise, outshining all the stars in the heavens-was once… — Jeri Smith-Ready Astronomy Copy Share Image
“I thought I was long done with the Firsts. First Easter since his death, First Birthday, First Trip to IHOP, First Phillies… — Jeri Smith-Ready Death Copy Share Image
“My pulse sped up at the thought of him and Becca wet and nearly naked. "Nothing happened beyond a bit of soaking."… — Jeri Smith-Ready Father christmas Copy Share Image
“Do you always introduce yourself by insulting people?” — Jeri Smith-Ready Insulting Copy Share Image
“I miss you, Logan." I touched my fingers to my lips, then to the forehead of the Keeley Brothers skull. "I miss… — Jeri Smith-Ready Gone forever Copy Share Image
“I sat forward and picked up a piece of the jet engine. “I think we get the world we deserve. People who… — Jeri Smith-Ready Love Copy Share Image
“Dad handed me his empty glass and patted my shoulder. "Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul." Then he picked… — Jeri Smith-Ready Bible verse Copy Share Image
“I can't forget you, any more than I can forget my own name." He kissed me then, and the world which no… — Jeri Smith-Ready Copy Share Image
“I had to decide in the next few seconds: Would I let my past keep screwing up my present and my future?” — Jeri Smith-Ready Aura Copy Share Image
“When I got tired, Logan would sing me to sleep, sometimes a painfully appropriate song like Flogging Molly’s “If I Ever Leave… — Jeri Smith-Ready Copy Share Image
“I shook my head. She kissed my cheek, then on her way out patted Zachary's shoulder in a way that said, If… — Jeri Smith-Ready Funny Copy Share Image
“I’ve been writing more songs in my head,” he said, “about being a ghost and a shade.” His face turned smooth and… — Jeri Smith-Ready Music Copy Share Image
“I love you, Aura," Logan whispered. "Body or not, as long as I'm in this world, I want to be with you.” — Jeri Smith-Ready Love Copy Share Image
“Aura," he whispered, "I wish I could wipe away just one of your tears. Then I'd feel like a person again. Like… — Jeri Smith-Ready Emotional Copy Share Image
“Maybe we should've stayed like that, just hanging out. Maybe we never should've kissed those Keeley boys.” — Jeri Smith-Ready Copy Share Image
“This time of year," she said, "people’s consciences gnaw at them. They give away truckloads of canned goods and quote Dickens and… — Jeri Smith-Ready First place Copy Share Image
“black belt, and she’d earned the mother of all vendettas by leaving his bed without so much as a note. They’d been… — Jeri Smith-Ready Black belt Copy Share Image
