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“Because I'm a girl, Claire thought. She was barely able to contain the relief welling up inside her. Because we're all stupid and insecure…

— Rachel Caine

“What did she do that made her happy? The question implied action, a conscious purpose. She did many things in a day, and many…

— Erica Bauermeister

“I didn't tell her about the free-for-alls on the school yard, muggings on the bus. A girl burned a cigarette hole in the back…

— Janet Fitch

“In my work I sometimes borrow Claire's nature, as well as her careful focus on the world.”

— Michael Ondaatje

“With any other man, Claire would have been a little afraid, his expression was so fierce and dangerous-looking. She wasn’t frightened. This was Bud.…

— Lisa Marie Rice

“All that I know is that Claire Lyons should consider herself done, done and you know what else? DONE!”

— Lisi Harrison

“silence across the field. When they reached the edge of the forest, Claire’s anxiety faded. It really would be easier”

— Christine Johnson

“Claire's face looking pretty and serene, as if she were gifted with a madness that left her ignorant of worry.”

— R.J. Lawrence

“Tears filled Claire’s eyes but, as if they knew their place, didn’t leave.”

— Amy Waldman

“Claire sighed. She supposed people always did like that sort of girl, and always would. And secretly? She envied Monica's confidence. Maybe just a…

— Rachel Caine

“Clairey tasted the bile rising up in her throat, could smell the pathetic fear she was giving off, and they were as familiar to…

— Tracy Winegar

“Even from those very first hours, Claire was an easy and quiet child. It was as though she already knew that she could not…

— Edwidge Danticat