Mariah Fredericks

“Danny smiles. Really smiles--like it means a lot that I'm not mad at him anymore. And then I figure out something weird:…

— Mariah Fredericks

People do pretty ugly things to make themselves feel better, this I do know.

— Mariah Fredericks

“My dad said to me a few years ago: "There's no harm in thinking." We were talking about Crazy Uncle Albert and…

— Mariah Fredericks

“Down the hall is Ms Englander's classroom. She teachers World Civilization. Her walls are covered with images from the Bible, Greek Mythology,…

— Mariah Fredericks

“I hadn't actually thought about it, putting everything I'm feeling into one little question.”

— Mariah Fredericks

“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…

— Mariah Fredericks

“I end up watching this movie about some girl who's supposed to be so smart and edgy and unpopular. She wears glasses,…

— Mariah Fredericks

“Wendy is still dead. I hadn't understood before: it really doesn't bring them back. Somehow, you think, despite what you know, it…

— Mariah Fredericks

“But if I had not gone through that door, Nico Phelps would probably be in jail and Mr. Farrell would not be.…

— Mariah Fredericks

“Listening - It's an old-fashioned concept, I know".”

— Mariah Fredericks

“…I have all these questions in my head. Like, Could we write? Before you go, could we do something? I mean, is…

— Mariah Fredericks

Just for once, I want someone to want me more than anybody else. To put me first.

— Mariah Fredericks