“And so my hope for you, good boy, as you grow taller every day, is that you will learn to take good care of yourself, and you will learn to take good care of others-and, someday, you'll see how those two things are exactly the same.” TwoCareGrowsBoysTwo ThingsSomedayGood Boy Author:Katherine Center
“The best things about womanhood might possibly even be the conversations. The chatting. The gabbing. The whispering. The hands-on-hips eye-rolling. The yukking-it up.” HandsMightEyeConversationHipsBest ThingsRollingWomanhoodWhisperingChattingHands On Hips Author:Katherine Center
“We're looking for stories that speak to us. We're looking for stories that connect us with something true. But, instead, a lot of the time we get strippers. All I'm saying is, when boys are writing the stories, the percentage of strippers is bound to go up. And real stories about real women kinda don't get written at all.” WritingRealStoriesSpeakBoysWrittenBoundsPercentagesReal WomenReal Story Author:Katherine Center
“And despite everything I know now, I still believe, as I did when I was little, that there is an entire universe of things that my mother knows that I don't. I still believe that nothing truly bad can ever happen if my mother is around. I know it's not true. But still. It is true.” IfsKnowsBelieveLittlesStillsHappensMotherUniverseDespiteI Still Believe Author:Katherine Center
“I guess that's the upside of not being young anymore... You know from experience that the struggle always leads, in some way, to something better.” KnowsWayYoungStruggleSomething BetterLead In Author:Katherine Center
“I like to write about people who are real and likeable. I like to write about people who tell their stories in that close and intimate voice we use with best friends. I love the closeness and honesty and vulnerability that come from characters who can talk that way.” PeopleWayWritingRealCharacterStoriesUseVoiceHonestyIntimateVulnerabilityClosenessLikeable Author:Katherine Center
“All my main characters are people I'd love to sit around having coffee with. They are people who will tell you honestly about the things that scare them and worry them and trouble them. Because those moments of connection between women-when they really decide to be honest with each other about their lives-are some of the best things in life.” PeopleMomentsCharacterWorryTroubleHonestConnectionsCoffeeHonestlyBeing HonestBest ThingsScareThings In LifeMain CharactersBest Things In Life Author:Katherine Center
“What matters most is how you respond to your heartbreaks and your disappointments and your fears. What matters most is who you become in response to them.” MatterResponseDisappointmentWhat Matters Author:Katherine Center