“I always felt sorry for humans, spending so much time in front of the mirror. Fixing their hair, makeup, and clothes, mostly to impress others. Did they really see themselves in the mirror? Was it what they wanted to see? Did it make them feel good or bad? And mostly I wondered if they based their self-image on their reflected one.” IfsFeelsHumansSelfWantedFeltFrontsHairClothesMirrorsSorrySpendingFeel GoodMakeupImpressFixing Author:Ellen Schreiber
“If you really want me to be safe, maybe it's time." "I'd just feel safer if you'd start sleeping in a coffin." Just then my door creaked open. Billy's expression turned to surprise. "Get out!" I said, hopping off the bed. "Uh...we are making up lyrics to a song." But that didn't keep Billy out. Instead he was totally interested. "You're writing a song? That's so cool. I want to hear it." "It goes, 'Safer in a coffin, and if your brother doesn't leave, he'll be in one too.” IfsWantFeelsWritingSaidSongSleepDoorsBrotherExpressionBedSafeSurpriseWant MeCoffinsYour BrotherMaking UpSleeping InHopping Author:Ellen Schreiber
“I bet it breaks your heart to have two of your friends pine for me the way they do," he said proudly. "Luna...and now Scarlet. They can't keep their hands off of me." "It's just because you are foreign to them. It's like if they went to the zoo and stared at the monkeys. You are the monkey.” IfsWayHeartSaidTwoHandsBreakMonkeysZoosScarletBreak Your Heart Author:Ellen Schreiber
“Trevor was as menacing as he was gorgeous. If he were a vampire, he'd be the dark kind, the kind that sneaks up on innocent girls and bites without a thought.” IfsKindGirlDarkInnocentVampireBitesGorgeousSneakInnocent Girl Author:Ellen Schreiber
“If anyone was going to fall prey to a handsome vampire, it was going to be me.” IfsFallVampireHandsomePrey Author:Ellen Schreiber
“(Raven) "Makes me think of werewolves. Do you think a man can change into an animal?" (Alexander) "If he's with the right girl.” IfsThinkingMenGirlAnimalWerewolfRavensRight Girl Author:Ellen Schreiber
