“If you'd only let me come by myself, none of this would have happened. Having you around makes everything worse.' She buried her head under her pillow. 'Stop it! you're so cold! You're heartless, you little robot!' The pillow muffled her words, but they still stung. 'I feel things,' I said. 'I'm not a robot!' I stamped my foot and screamed. Then I burst into tears. I touched the wet little drops and held them toward her. 'See, I'm not a robot. This is proof.” HeartbreakChildishnessManipulative Mother Book:How to Say Goodbye in Robot Source: How to Say Goodbye in Robot
“You're a big sister?' I was shocked. She seemed so good-natured and compassionate.” Sisters Book:The Secret Tree Source: The Secret Tree
“I might have been made of metal once, but not anymore. Like Pinocchio, I'd turned into a real girl. So far it sucked. But there was nothing I could do about it.” Emotion Book:How to Say Goodbye in Robot Source: How to Say Goodbye in Robot
“Laura, this isn't love. Love lets you go on a trip without following you. Love can live without you for a week, knowing you'll come back.' 'No, it can't.' The afternoon shadows grew long and cold. In spite of the chill, a heat rose up inside her and flooded her face. 'That's how you know it's true love. When he can't live without you.' Karen shook her head. 'That's how you know it's obsession. Or something else.” LoveObsessionTruth BombGirltalk Book:The Boy on the Bridge Source: The Boy on the Bridge
“She decided that day to study Russian, the language of violence, terror, and absurdity. She knew she would never be bored.” ViolenceTerrorRussiaAbsurdityLanguage LearningRussianRussian LanguageSlavic Peoples Book:The Boy on the Bridge Source: The Boy on the Bridge
“But why? Why do you care about our class’s history?" "I just do. Besides, I need something to put on my art-school applications besides ’Locks self in room and draws all day.’ Even art schools won’t take a psychopath.” ArtistsPsycopathsCollege Applications Book:How to Say Goodbye in Robot Source: How to Say Goodbye in Robot
“Entonces me preocupé: ¿Qué pasa si me estaba volviendo como Ginger? ¿Qué pasa si no podía ser feliz a menos que estuviera con Robbie, como Ginger no podía ser feliz sin Papi?” RomanceDependencia Book:Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters Source: Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters