Quote by R.J. Palacio

“...she immediately became the person they believed her to be: a peculiar, impatient girl, attractive enough yet too old and odd for the village…

— Daphne Kalotay

“Having realized that her affection for Sinclair went far beyond friendship, there was only one thing for her to do. She took off her…

— Shirley Karr

“I shook my head once and caught her glance, the wise and sullen look of a not quite adolescent girl who knew too much.”

— Dorothy Allison

“And a sad realization drifted through my head, something to do with how young she was, how good she looked in any light, how…

— Anne Rice

“She was… damn it, she was everything. Witty, enchanting, brave, smart… and beautiful. And he knew that his eyes were saying all that and…

— L.J Smith

“Lately Mirabelle had reflected wistfully if people even noticed her – a smartly dressed woman who came and went along the Promenade, always alone.”

— Sara Sheridan

“She'd been a silly girl then, full of childish dreams. Sometimes she missed that young girl.”

— Lorraine Heath

“All eyes, including those of my teammates, were set on Evie and I. It was probably obvious by now that I was interested in…

— Rachel Jonas

“Julian bent closer as if to soothe her. “Please continue. This is extremely interesting. I searched centuries for lost Carpathians but had given up…

— Christine Feehan

“Well, eighteen, then. And I saw you with him the other night at the opera." She laughed nervously as she spoke, and watched him…

— Oscar Wilde

“She walked a ways down the concourse, and looked back and waved and then turned a corner and was out of sight. I still…

— Robert B. Parker

“I must admit that I never expected to find such beauty here." His gaze raked her again. "It quite takes my breath away." Sophia…

— Karen Hawkins