“Another funny thing about having friends was that they expected things of you. they made you want to not be a terrible, awful, execrable person. They made you feel worse when you were one. It was a lot easier not to have any friends.” WantFeelsPersonsMadeTerribleEasierExpectedAwfulFunny Things Book:Fearless: Fearless; Sam; Run Source: Fearless: Fearless; Sam; Run
“I get some of my ideas from watching my three daughters, but most of them come from my own memories of growing up. I can remember how romantic I was, not just about love, but romance in the classic sense - the romantic ideals: of honor and truth, of loyalty, sacrifice and fairness. Those were the elements that made a story satisfying to me.” MadeI CanIdeasStoriesRememberRomanceMotherThreeMemoriesMy OwnGrowing UpGrowingSacrificeHonorElementsDaughterIdealsLoyaltyClassicSatisfyingFairnessThree Daughters Author:Francine Pascal
“Elizabeth scowled, feeling like a nobody, a nothing. She felt like her entire self had been made worthless. She could change her interests, but she couldn't change her looks. She'd never be six feet tall. She'd never look like a supermodel.” LooksMadeSelfFeelingsFeltInterestFeetSelf EsteemSixEsteemTallWorthlessLike HerSupermodel Author:Francine Pascal
“Ella's supersonic voice followed her all the way to Bleecker Street and then dissolved amid the noisy profusion of shops, cafes, and restaurants and the crush of people that made the West Village of Manhattan unique in the world. In a single block you could buy fertility statues from Tanzania, rare Amazonian orchids, a pawned brass tuba, Krispy Kreme doughnuts, or the best, most expensive cup of coffee you ever tasted. It was the doughnuts, incidentally, that attracted Gaia.” PeopleWorldWayMadeVoiceStreetsUniqueWestCoffeeBlockCupsCrushRestaurantsExpensiveShopsVillageStatuesManhattanNoisyCoffee CupBrassFertilityCafesDoughnutOrchidsGaiaTanzaniaTubasKrispy Kreme Book:Sam Source: Sam
