“There's a part of everyone deep down inside of them not meant for you.” — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“And I hug her again. Because I just can’t stop touching this girl.” — Mindy McGinnis Girl Copy Share Image
“Why do you always quote poetry at me when all I want is a straight answer?” — Mindy McGinnis Poetry Copy Share Image
“Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.” — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“They work their discreet types of madness on us, power and pain, and we hold to our truths in the darkness.” — Mindy McGinnis Darkness Copy Share Image
“There's a famous line from a poem about the ocean," Mother had finally said to end the discussion. "'Water water every where,… — mindy mcginnis Mother Copy Share Image
“my dad likes to say that you can shit in one hand and wish in the other and see which one gets… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“But the gray ridge of the mountains that sliced through the map was a weight on her heart, an obstacle to be… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“Kiddo, you and me don't do so well in situations we can't control.' 'Don't think I care for that.” — Mindy McGinnis Child Copy Share Image
“Why couldn’t I want something easy?” “Because that’s not like you. You’ve always been fond of the difficult.” “True enough. I like… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“Just know that there's bad men in the world, and dying fast by your mother is a better way than theirs.” — Mindy McGinnis Better way Copy Share Image
“You see it in all animals—the female of the species is more deadly than the male.” — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“There's different ways of doing things wrong, Lynn, and not all of it is choosing to hurt others. Sometimes it's the things… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“I'd say he's not much older than you," Mother said when she noticed. "Really?" Lynn peered closer at his face. "How can… — Mindy McGinnis Mother Copy Share Image
“That’s life, little one—lots of little maybes and what ifs all lined up in a row. And if you put your mind… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“Thank you,' Mom says, dropping one of my bags to the floor with a huff. There's a fine sheen of sweat on… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“My mom has poetry in her, something I never would have guessed. It must be where my words come from, flowing through… — Mindy McGinnis Poetry Copy Share Image
“They all had their terrors, but at least the spiders that lived in the new girl’s veins were imaginary. Grace had learned… — Mindy McGinnis Horrors Copy Share Image
“You can love someone down to their core and they can love you right back just as hard, and if you traded… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“Killing people was easier when the only face I ever saw was Mother’s back then, anyone else was the enemy and shooting… — Mindy McGinnis Killing Copy Share Image
“Grief is by nature the most violent of them all. The ancients tore their hair and rent their clothing to express it.… — Mindy McGinnis Grief Copy Share Image
“Another low moan rose from the grass. "That was a good shot," Mother said, nodding toward it. "Not good enough." Mother shrugged.… — Mindy McGinnis Good enough Copy Share Image
“Lynn pulled her own rifle into her lap, the cold metal bringing more comfort to her than Mother’s touch ever could. Her… — Mindy McGinnis Long ago Copy Share Image
“I stopped you because it's easier to fantasize about violence than actually perform it," she says a few minutes later. "Most people… — Mindy McGinnis Life Copy Share Image
“So you know by feeling a little empty if you're apart more than a day or two, like half your self wandered… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“Heath holds the door to the band room open for me, and I get to my chair without falling, snapping together my… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“Men got two guns, you know. One for now," he tapped the barrel of his gun against her nose. "And one for… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“What happens next is you’re more likely to be a victim of sexual assault,” he says, and I feel Alex tense beside… — Mindy McGinnis Sexual assault Copy Share Image
“But our logic is skewed in this respect. A dog that bites is a dead dog. First day at the shelter and… — Mindy McGinnis Animal Copy Share Image
“Regret was for people with nothing to defend, people who had no water.” — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“I’m telling you, Claire. It doesn’t matter. What you were wearing. What you look like. Nothing. Watch the nature channel. Predators go… — Mindy McGinnis Hunting Copy Share Image
“She's like the people who will feed a stray cat all summer but not let them in their house when winter comes.… — Mindy McGinnis Cats Copy Share Image
“They found each other's hands in the dark, and an angel with chipped marble wings watched over them as they slept.” — Mindy McGinnis Angel Copy Share Image
“...just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it's not the truth...” — Mindy McGinnis Learning Copy Share Image
“Where you go, he'll go," Stebbs said. "I know it." "Tough caring about people, isn't it?" ... "Wouldn't trade it," she said.” — Mindy McGinnis Caring Copy Share Image
