Lisa McMann

Captain looks at Janie closely. "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph," she says. "You're gonna have a heck of a shiner by the time…

— Lisa McMann

“It's the touching they both long for. The holding. Spent their whole lives, each without any.”

— Lisa McMann

The Thickety is a sinister, magical debut with a marvelous and shocking heroine. J.A. White’s elegant writing and masterful plot kept me…

— Lisa McMann

She sits in the driveway, freezing, for thirty-six minutes. Arguing with herself. Because she thinks she's in love with him too. And…

— Lisa McMann

“She opens her eyes slowly. It takes her a moment to adjust to the bright kitchen light, shining in her eyes. "Can…

— Lisa McMann

“She knows some of her thoughts are irrational. She knows it and has always known it, even in fifth grade, when she…

— Lisa McMann

“No choice is best”

— Lisa McMann

Hippie said he couldn't stay. Be back tomorrow -Love,Mom

— Lisa McMann

“Are you actually laughing at me? Seriously?" Janie rubs her hair with a towel. "I almost died out there. Plus my brain…

— Lisa McMann

“Hux closed his eyes and gave a ragged sigh, as if he’d been through a battle. Everyone around them became quiet, waiting…

— Lisa McMann

Do you still love me, Janie?' Janie stares at him, incredulous. 'Yes, of course! I don't say it lightly.' 'Say it lightly…

— Lisa McMann

“Ruined by the truth”

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With the notebook resting ominuslously on Janie's bed, Janie procrastinates. Does her homework first. And pours herself a bowl of ceral. Breakfast…

— Lisa McMann

“Janie imagines a life without people. Without him. Broken heart, loneliness, but able to see, to feel. To live. To be, in…

— Lisa McMann

Janie calls Cabel. "Hi, uh, Mom," she says. Cabel snorts. "Hello, dear. Did you make it through the blizzard?" "Yeah. Barely." Janie…

— Lisa McMann

“It's like a cat bell, so pretty yet alarming, because i know I'm letting myself fall when maybe I should fly away.…

— Lisa McMann

I lurve you, circus freak," Cabel says. It almost hurts to hear him say that. I lurve you, too, you big lumpy…

— Lisa McMann

“It's hard to watch. Can't stand the pressure of that much hope.”

— Lisa McMann

Carrie doesn't seem to talk about anything with sharp edges. Maybe she's afraid they might poke her and then she'd burst.

— Lisa McMann

You - best secret boyfriend ever.

— Lisa McMann

Feels like I'm in a play and I don't know all my lines.

— Lisa McMann

The phone rings. “Asshole,” she mutters. She picks it up. “Will you let me explain?” “No.” She hangs up.

— Lisa McMann

It's the intent, not the word, that makes something harsh.

— Lisa McMann

And he's pressing into her and she into him, bodies shivering, like they are two scared, lost children, starving, starving to be…

— Lisa McMann

“Captain gives her a hard look. "You know what shit is? Killing three innocent people. Think your life is bad now, try…

— Lisa McMann