Spring break Quote by Katie Alender

“I hope you don't really see yourself that way," I said. He turned to look at me and narrowed his eyes. "How do you…

— Katie Alender

“Everyone has moments of weakness. But that doesn't make you weak.”

— Katie Alender

“I was deep in a dream about photography-walking through a strange city with buildings that stretched so high they disappeared into the clouds. And…

— Katie Alender

“But I wouldn't tell them a thing. The less they knew, the better. I was positive of that. Ignorance is bliss, and the opposite…

— Katie Alender

“So here's the deal: I speak up in class, I get sent to office. Megan speaks up in class, she's a "strong, assertive model…

— Katie Alender

“Stay sunny, we said. Because if you don't everyone will know you're a monster”

— Katie Alender

“I'd always assumed Beth and I would be friends forever. But then in middle of the eighth grade, the Goldbergs went through the World's…

— Katie Alender

“I've been bad. I've been good. Weak and Strong. Brave and afraid. A hero and a killer.”

— Katie Alender

“Kissing was an extension of that, a celebration. A little party between us, amplifying our naive joy, our faith that the world was delighted…

— Katie Alender

“Just say something real. Everyone just always tries so hard, and it all comes out the same. I just want someone to say something…

— Katie Alender

“some student who’d been caught putting bumper stickers that said ‘Gas Guzzler’ on every SUV in the parking lot.”

— Katie Alender

“That's the pathetic thing about high school. Everyone tries so hard to be something they aren't. It's gotten so I don't know who I…

— Katie Alender