“ So, as a seventh grader,no, you weren't friends with people you didnt like. But sometimesyou also werent friends with people you did like, which was complicated, and which didnt make any sence if you… Lauren Myracle
“ Kids are smart. Knowledge is power. Let them figure things out. Don't turn into that grown-up who they won't come to. Lauren Myracle
“ What I find cool about being a banned author is this: I'm writing books that evoke a reaction, books that, if dropped in a lake, go down not with a whimper but a splash. Lauren Myracle
“ You're allowed to have thoughts, she reminded herself. Just because others might scoff, that doesn't mean you won't anymore. Lauren Myracle
“ Sarah Lynn strides out of the stairwell. Lawrence watches her go. The door slushes shut behind her, and he turns to me with a tightened jaw. I want to tell him: No, no, you've got it all wrong. I don'… Lauren Myracle
“ But i can't let you go," he said. "How could I let you go? I searched my heart"—he shrugged— "and I love you. Lauren Myracle
“ All I knew now was that nothing lasted forever, not even a friendship, and that being "different" felt the same as being alone. Lauren Myracle
“ We are all flawed, my dear. Every one of us. And believe me, we've all made mistakes. Lauren Myracle
“ We are all flawed, my dear. Every one of us. And believe me, we've all made mistakes. You've just got to take a good hard look at yourself, change what needs to be changed, and move one, pet. Lauren Myracle
“ It wasn't that he didn't love me, because I knew he did. As for me, I loved him so much it hurt. Lauren Myracle
“ She felt justified in hurting him, because he had hurt her...but now all her justifications fell away like dead butterflies... Lauren Myracle
“ But he thought that if the world was layered with meaning, then she was the evidence, right here. Lauren Myracle
“ You will love the ocean. It makes you feel so... I don't know. Small, but not in a bad way. Small because you realize you're part of something bigger. Lauren Myracle
