“Nothing had changed. I was the stupid one again. I was the girl who never understood who she was to people.” PeopleGirlStupidChangedUnderstood Book:Tell the Wolves I'm Home Source: Tell the Wolves I'm Home
“Mrs. Lammle's manner changed under the poor silly girl's embraces, and she turned extremely pale: directing one appealing look, first to Mrs. Boffin, and then to Mr. Boffin. Both understood her instantly, with a more delicate subtlety than much better educated people, whose perception came less directly from the heart, could have brought to bear upon the case.” PeopleFirstsLooksHeartCharacterGirlInterestingPoorCasesChangedBearsPerceptionUnderstoodEmbraceSillyEducatedDelicatePaleSubtletyInteresting CharactersSilly Girl Book:Our Mutual Friend Source: Our Mutual Friend
“Adolescence hits boys harder than it does girls. Girls bleed a little and their breasts pop out, big deal, but adolescence lands on a guy with both feet. . . . Your body is engulfed by chemicals of rage and despair, you pound, you shriek, you batter your head against the trees. You come away wounded, feeling that life is unknowable, can never be understood, only endured and sometimes cheated.” LittlesDoeSometimesFeelingsBodyBigsLife IsGuyGirlDealsBoysTreeFeetLandDespairUnderstoodHarderPopsRageYour BodyBreastsPoundsChemicalsWoundedAdolescenceBig DealCheated Book:The Book of Guys: Stories Source: The Book of Guys: Stories