“She was wearing a purple T-shirt, with a skinny black dress over it that made you remember how much of a girl she was, and trashed black boots that made you forget.” MadeRememberGirlBlackForgetDressesShirtsOver ItBootsT ShirtPurpleSkinnyBlack Boots Author:Kami Garcia
“Lena's hair was sticking out in about fifteen directions, and her eyes were all small and puffy from crying. So this was what girls looked like in the morning. I had never seen one, not up close.” EyeGirlMorningCryHairFifteenHer EyesSticking Out Author:Kami Garcia
“If a girl says not to get her a birthday present that means get me a birthday present and make sure it's jewelry.” IfsMeanGirlJewelryHappy Birthday Book:Beautiful Creatures Source: Beautiful Creatures
“My life had taken a stranger turn than I could've ever imagined. What was I doing on this path? Where was I headed really? Who was I to take on a battle between powers I didn't understand— armed with a runaway cat, a uniquely bad drummer, a pair of garden shears, and an Ovaltine-drinking teen Galileo? To save a girl who didn't want to be saved?” WantTurnsGirlPathTakenBattleGardenCatDrinkingStrangerSavedPairsDrummerRunawayShears Author:Kami Garcia
“There was a curse. There was a girl. And in the end, there was a grave. I never even saw it coming.” EndsGirlSawsGravesCurseBeautiful Creatures Author:Kami Garcia
“It wasn't about how she looked, which was pretty, even though she was always wearing the wrong clothes and those beat-up sneakers. It wasn't about what she said in class--usually something no one else would've thought of, and if they had, something they wouldn't have dared to say. It wasn't that she was different from all the other girls at Jackson. That was obvious. It was that she made me realize how much I was just like the rest of them, even if I wanted to pretend I wasn't.” IfsMadeSaidDifferentWantedGirlRealizingClassClothesBeatsObviousOther GirlSneakers Book:Beautiful Creatures Source: Beautiful Creatures
“Coming into your powers can be a very confusing time. Perhaps there is a book on the subject. If you like, we can go see Marian." Yeah, right. Choices and Changes. A Modern Girl's Guide to Casting. My Mom Wants to Kill Me: A Self-Help Book For Teens.” IfsWantBookSelfHelpingChoicesGirlModernSubjectsSelf HelpMomYeahMy MomGuidesTeensConfusingCastingKill MeRight ChoicesSelf Help BooksBeautiful CreaturesHelp Book Author:Kami Garcia
“It was pretty obvious Lena wanted to be asked. Another mysterious thing about girls- they want to be asked to stuff even if they don't want to go.” IfsWantWantedGirlStuffObviousMysteriousMysterious Things Author:Kami Garcia
“I stared at the creased map on my wall, the thin green line connecting all the places I had read about. There they were, all the cities of my imaginary future, held together with tape and marker and pins. In six months, a lot had changed. There was no thin green line that could lead me to my future anymore. Just a girl.” TogetherGirlLinesCitiesChangedWallMonthsSixGreenMapsTapeImaginarySix MonthsConnectingPinsMy FutureLeading MeMarkersJust A Girl Book:Beautiful Creatures: The Complete Series Source: Beautiful Creatures: The Complete Series
“It wasn't that she was different from all the other girls at Jackson. That was obvious. It was that she made me realize how much I was just like the rest of them, even if I wanted to pretend I wasn't.” IfsMadeDifferentWantedGirlRealizingObviousOther GirlSneakers Author:Kami Garcia
