“He was obstinate in the way that only truly miserable people can be obstinate.” — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
But I know the difference. Everyone else is a ghost. I exist here alone, stranded by choice. Deserted. — Rachel Cohn Choices Copy Share Image
The only use she has for the word fun is to make the word funeral. — Rachel Cohn Fun Copy Share Image
Usually my characters, though young, tend to be street-wise. — Rachel Cohn Character Copy Share Image
So this chocolate princess. Her knight in shining armor is the Easter Bunny. — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
“I want that. The getting younger with each step, because of anticipation, in hope and belief.” — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
“My heart literally aches, that shit is not made up; it hurts for an unexpected, brief time warp of suddenly wanting and… — Rachel Cohn Faith Copy Share Image
“I am the Velma. I am the girl with the bowl haircut and the sensible sweater—the investigator, not the cause of investigation.” — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
“Father says we are all Defects, in our way. Humans and clones. He says the word is really just a scare tactic… — Rachel Cohn Nature of man Copy Share Image
“He can act a bit loner-ish, but I think he's some serial killer waiting to happen; he's just his own best company… — Rachel Cohn Loner Copy Share Image
[S]he leans into this guy and rocks her head like I’m making this music for her, when if I could, I would… — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
This must be part of Mother Nature's master plan—making these boys so irresistibly cute, in such a naughty way, that the purity… — Rachel Cohn Boys Copy Share Image
“I turned to find Priya, this girl from my school, somewhere between a friend and acquaintance—a frequaintance, as it were.” — Rachel Cohn Friendship Copy Share Image
The complexity embedded in the different levels of meaning that go along with the words "I love you" ought to be a… — Rachel Cohn Complexity Copy Share Image
“I mean, they're only the best punk band out there right now, named for the fucking apathy of a xenophobic fucking nation… — Rachel Cohn Leadership Copy Share Image
“I always hoped that after the prince found Cinderella and they rode away in their magnificent carriage, after a few miles she… — Rachel Cohn Cinderella Copy Share Image
“One part of Judaism called tikkum olam. It says that the world has been broken into pieces. All this chaos, all this… — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
“Here's the thing about love," Mrs. Basil E. replied. "You get a last chance. And then, when that doesn't work, you make… — Rachel Cohn Chance Copy Share Image
“I'm not that girl who randomly meets a guy one night and has her life change. I wear cords and flannel shirts.… — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
I'm thinking I would like to dance in the rain with this person. I would like to lie next to him in… — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
She told me if I clean all the ashes out of the grate, then I’ll be able to help my sisters get… — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
The reward is in the risk. You can’t stay hidden inside Grandpa’s overprotective cloak forever. You’ve seemed like you needed to grow… — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
“Aesthetic and utilitarian considerations aside," I said, "Those mittens don't particularly make sense. Why would you want to hitchhike to the North… — Rachel Cohn Global warming Copy Share Image
“Say you're bored. Or you can't sleep. Maybe your mom is yelling at you, or the boy/ girl you like doesn't like… — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
“I mean, I don’t know how the world broke. And I don’t know if there’s a God who can help us fix… — Rachel Cohn Entropy Copy Share Image
“She’s the reason he will probably become an embittered old fuck before he’s even of legal drinking age, distrusting women and writing… — Rachel Cohn Drinking age Copy Share Image
We are the ones who take this thing called music and line it up with this thing called time. We are the… — Rachel Cohn Audience Copy Share Image
“I knew she was leaving. I knew we were never going to date long-distance. I knew that we wouldn't have been able… — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
Prayer or not, I want to believe that, despite all evidence to the contrary, it is possible for anyone to find that… — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
“In some ways, I think I'll never be over him', Langston said. 'That is such an unsatisfied answer' 'That's because you're interpreting… — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
“Without Laura here, food is the only thing I love that loves me back.” — Rachel Cohn Food Copy Share Image
“I know this is the wrong choice. But it feels like the only choice. So I make it.” — Rachel Cohn Choice Copy Share Image
“The mind has an ear of its own and sometimes memory is the fiercest fucking DJ alive.” — Rachel Cohn Memory Copy Share Image
“Jealousy hot flashes through my body, a thunderbolt crashing through.” — Rachel Cohn Hot flashes Copy Share Image
Somewhere between a friend and acquaintance—a frequaintance, as it were. — Rachel Cohn Acquaintance Copy Share Image