Quote by Karen M. McManus

“So our crew is back to being all girls, and stays that way for the rest of lunch. The only other guy who’d sit…

— Karen M. McManus

“Sure, sure. No rush, no pressure. It’s entirely up to you, Cooper.” People always say that but it doesn’t feel true. About anything.”

— Karen M. McManus

“The first seven years of the Joshua tree's life, it's just a vertical stem. No branches," she told me while we were hiking. "It…

— Karen M. McManus

“She cocks her head at me and adds, "I don't need your commentary if you disagree, by the way." I hold up my hands.…

— Karen M. McManus

“Some people are too toxic to live. They just are.”

— Karen M. McManus

“You don’t think about what’s outside. Or who. Especially if she’s better off forgetting you exist.”

— Karen M. McManus

“I don't know why it's so hard for people to admit that sometimes they're just assholes who screw up because they don't expect to…

— Karen M. McManus

“I let myself out and climb onto my bike, putting on my helmet. As soon as it’s clipped tight I push up the kickstand…

— Karen M. McManus

“Jake still won’t talk to me, and I miss him so much, it’s like I’ve been hollowed out by a nuclear blast and there’s…

— Karen M. McManus

“That's the kind of person you can get away with killing: someone everybody else wants dead.”

— Karen M. McManus

“No matter how awful the rest of my life is, my hair still manages to look good.”

— Karen M. McManus

“People like to think they're open-minded, but if you toss a tired gender stereotype on their path they'll run with it every time.”

— Karen M. McManus