“My daughter was beautiful and the world was ugly and I didn't know how to help her. And it killed me like… — L.J. Shen Children Copy Share Image
“When reality makes the decision for you, it’s easier to accept your fate.” — L.J. Shen Choice Copy Share Image
“My father asked me about Rexroth, my mom asked me about my father, and no one asked me about me. Or Theo.… — L.J. Shen Father Copy Share Image
“Why do you shine so fucking bright? You make it hard for me to sleep next to you.” — L.J. Shen Copy Share Image
“We weren’t switching back anytime soon. Not until I got what I wanted. He was staying in LA. Whether he liked it… — L.J. Shen Copy Share Image
“Oh, Melody, you’re so fucked. Luckily for you, you’re about to get fucked even harder.” — L.J. Shen Copy Share Image
“Because moments like these reminded me that my life was hard, but not bad. There was a difference between the two.” — L.J. Shen Life Copy Share Image
“Oh, But You Are A Different Kind of Love Seek and Kill Why Now? Fool For You Midnight Blue” — L.J. Shen Fool Copy Share Image
“Ms. Green…you’re about eight minutes too late to walk out of this arrangement. This…” His hand dunked under my dress and between… — L.J. Shen Copy Share Image
“Seahorses are Luna's favorite animal because the male seahorse is the only animal in nature to carry the baby and not the… — L.J. Shen Nature Copy Share Image
“Stars also symbolize the cycle of life, solitude and gravity. They glow in the dark energy that’s the majority of space, and… — L.J. Shen Astronomy Copy Share Image
“Another beat of silence on my end. If you wanted to win a negotiation, rule number one was to talk less. Show… — L.J. Shen Negotiation Copy Share Image
“Life is full of secrets, and narrow-minded people, and sugar-coated, empty conversations that hold no weight. What’s real is what’s inside us.… — L.J. Shen Communication Copy Share Image
“but there was only one agent to bail my eejit self from jail at three in the morning when I’d decided to… — L.J. Shen Copy Share Image
“I’m so fucking in love with you, Edie Van Der Zee, I don’t know where I end and where you begin anymore.… — L.J. Shen Love Copy Share Image
“He kissed away a tear that slid down my cheek, and I wish he hadn’t, because my heart broke a little more… — L.J. Shen Hope Copy Share Image
“I’m kind of hoping it will end like this. You made me happy. Very happy. But…you deserve everything. Wife, kids, a white… — L.J. Shen Killing myself Copy Share Image
“Still, I knew rehab was important. So I listened. I went to every class. I held hands with strangers. With suburban mummies… — L.J. Shen Children Copy Share Image
“Those of you who know me know that I'm a huge fan of my sister. She's my rock, my soul mate, and… — L.J. Shen Copy Share Image
“Lucas sneered. “Let’s try again, muppet. Officer Cokehead won’t allow Indie to breathe without him around. Apparently, we’re no longer allowed to… — L.J. Shen Copy Share Image
“He was pungently masculine and intimidating in his looks, but that was not what made me recognize him immediately. It was what… — L.J. Shen Copy Share Image
“Me, I hated Suits. Loathed them. Because when you’re a rock star and make a crap ton of money, everyone wants a… — L.J. Shen Copy Share Image
“Everybody’s watching us. People are talking about us,” she said, her voice small. “Do you care?” She hesitated, looking down at the… — L.J. Shen High heels Copy Share Image
“For the first time in my life, I was going to do the right thing, and I wished it felt better, because… — L.J. Shen Copy Share Image
“A trip down memory lane would remind me I hadn't always been this old, this bitter, this fucked-up.” — L.J. Shen Memory Copy Share Image
“I loved her when I hated her. And I loved her when I didn’t want anything to do with her.” — L.J. Shen Copy Share Image
“Yesterday was an introduction,” he snapped. “Today…today, baby, I’m marking you as mine.” — L.J. Shen Yesterday Copy Share Image
“I should warn you, Edie. I’m not the prince in this fairy tale. I’m the villain. The poisonous apple, the flame-breathing monster.” — L.J. Shen Fairy tale Copy Share Image
“She could tell me a thousand things with her eyebrows alone, this girl. Sometimes I wanted to shave them off just to… — L.J. Shen Copy Share Image
“feeling sorry for myself and developing a steady relationship with my first (and last) boyfriend—a dude named Jack Daniels—my” — L.J. Shen Copy Share Image
“The most important dance you’ll have in your life is one that does not require music. Alex Winslow, Broken Hearts Blvd” — L.J. Shen Broken hearts Copy Share Image
“You’re mine, and you hate it. You’re mine, and I’m not a wave you can ride. I’m the fucking ocean. ~ Trent” — L.J. Shen Hate Copy Share Image
“I wanted what was forbidden, and wrong, and fucking crazy. I wanted my partner's daughter, who was nearly half my age.” — L.J. Shen Children Copy Share Image
“Forgiveness. I never forgave anyone. Not necessarily because I held grudges, but because no one who had let me down ever asked… — L.J. Shen Forgiveness Copy Share Image
“And I was going to crowd surf. Because tonight, it felt so real and right. Good and bright. Just. Like. Coke.” — L.J. Shen Surfing Copy Share Image
“A hard life equaled a life full of obstacles and challenging moments but also full of people you loved and cared about.” — L.J. Shen Copy Share Image
“The university is located between San Francisco, Oakland and my internal wish to kill myself.” — L.J. Shen Oakland Copy Share Image
“Fuck, Dad, I promise if I liked dick, you’d be the first to hear all about it. In unnecessary detail, just to… — L.J. Shen Copy Share Image
“Women like men who play hockey, football, basketball and golf (okay, scratch golf). Women love men who know how to fight.” — L.J. Shen Sport Copy Share Image
“Know what the difference is between you and me, Stardust? You watch me, but I see you. And what I see is… — L.J. Shen Stardust Copy Share Image
