"Were you playing with Stuart?" she asked. The……" — Maureen Johnson
"Were you playing with Stuart?" she asked. The question was loaded. I was a filthy, filthy woman, and even the five-year-old knew it."
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170 Quotes by Maureen Johnson
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English rain feels obligatory, like paperwork. It dampens already damn days and slicks the stones.
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I may have been a complete lunatic, but I was a complete lunatic with manners.
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A woman who shaves or otherwise depilates her pubic curls has a profound interest in recreational sex.
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Guilt isn't always a rational thing, Clio realized. Guilt is a weight that will crush you whether you deserve it…
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You've never told me about your love life, Scarlett. You're a very pretty girl. You must have a boy shacked…
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Being an author means, almost by definition, that you make up characters and then complicate their lives. That's it, really.…
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My rule is: the second you find yourself doing something you hate, quit doing it.
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The kids I talk to are readers, and the craziest, the most dedicated readers you will ever see.
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