All Maureen Johnson Quotes
- It makes you very cool," he said, taking big, jumping steps to get in front of me. "CNN would interview you, for sure. Daughter of… Big
- A pause while my mother made high-pitched sisterly devotions of gratitude. Devotion
- We study there a lot because... what other choice does society give us, right? It's Starbucks or death, sometimes. Choice
- We heard her come halfway up the stairs, where she must have seen the bedroom light on. Again, the normal parent reaction would have been… Away Saying
- Were you playing with Stuart?" she asked. The question was loaded. I was a filthy, filthy woman, and even the five-year-old knew it. Asked
- It was fine," I said stiffly. "We played Mouse Trap." "Is that what they're calling it these days?" she asked, throwing me a terrible grin.… Adding
- I could envision it all to clearly: Stuart or Debbie finding the dented door off its hinges, lying in the snow. "She came in, ravaged… All
- Stuart, who had just witnessed me go through an entire rainbow of emotions and experiences. There was parents-have-just-been-jailed me, stuck-in-a-strange-town me, insane-and-can't-shut-up me, kind-of-snarky-to-the-strange-guy-trying-to-be-helpful me,… Been
- I followed your footsteps," he said, in answer to the unspoken question. "Snow makes it easy." I had been tracked, like a bear. "Sorry to… All
- One thing," I said, when we had broken apart and the swirling feeling in my head subsided. "Maybe...don't tell your mom too much about this.… All
- I'm done. I'm going to go to bed and read important books about theater." "It would would be easier if you just said porn," Scarlett… Bed
- Every time you try to flirt with her, a puppy dies. Dies
- Once again, her parents' problems had run through her life like a piece of heavy equipment, smashing everything in their way. Equipment
- Something about this boat screamed, "I am a very popular model in the world's oil-bearing regions. I cost more than your soul! Bearing
- No one in history had ever done less and yet been so wrong. Been
- She firmly held the theory that everyone gets at least one very stupid superpower. Everyone
- Even though she had been warned, she tripped over the bike. She probably tripped because she'd been warned and was telling herself not to trip… Been
- You can never visit the same place twice. Each time, it's a different story. By the very act of coming back, you wipe out what… Act
- It's always easier to say good-bye when you know it's just a prelude to hello. Always Easier
- This pool is a triumph of imagination. That's how you win at life, Gin. You have to imagine your way through. Never say something can't… Gin
- Sometimes it is worth any amount of suffering just to prevent giving your parents the opportunity to be right. Amount
- WORTH IT and perfect are different things. No one’s perfect, yet in romance, everyone becomes WORTH IT. And that’s the trick. Becomes
- She's gone. Been gone for ages. They split up right after you left. That's why the grass out front started growing again." "He's got a… Age
- We're going to die," Keith said, the moment he was gone. "This man is a serial killer. We're going to die, and he's going to… Build
- She couldn't take her eyes off the boxers. Mostly, she had a view of the back, but he turned halfway when he looked over. She… Action