But do not take this responsibility lightly, my boy. The Gauntlet casts an ominous shadow.

Popularity is like a girl in class that you can’t ignore. She give you eyes when no one looks then turns to her friends and laughs some more.

We can’t change the world by shouting, but our words can have meaning if we give them enough respect.

One of the professors told me last week that he feels bad teaching with the way the economy is now. ‘What’s the point?’ he said. ‘Kids aren’t getting jobs.’ You never hear faculty talk that...

The afternoon light brightening the green in her eyes, her tan skin the last memory of fall

We bumped into other silent lines of kids going in the same direction. We looked like we were much younger and our lines were headed to the cafeteria or recess or the carpool line. Or...

My brother died because someone was jealous.

I used to think that’s what love was: knowing someone so well he was like a part of you.

He hugged me, and I let him press me against his godlike body. What? A girl should have some fun sometimes.

That was when I realised a sad but incontrovertible truth: I was a geek, and there was no getting around it. I could dress in Kate’s clothes, but it didn’t make me Kate.

Nothin’.

I spent the period reading the first novel assigned for English. And wow. If I hadn’t realized I was in France yet, I do now. Because Like Water for Chocolate has sex in it. LOTS...

There was no point in the gods trying to separate us. Whether we were on Earth or in hell, we’d spend the rest our days look for the other.

Hurry up, he’ll be coming back pretty soon!”Lynda spelled with a “y” Corgill, who was two years behind Dara, Mackenzie, and Jennifer, and had just completed her sophomore year, squeezed the hot glue gun into...

should know that freedom is more important than being safe.

There is no right or wrong, only what we believe is more right or more wrong

I look away, but we’ve caught each other. And I know this wasn’t just a ghost story to him, even if it was to the others.

All that we know, soon shall we abandon. As time will lend itself. Eyes know only what they see. But brave hearts beat on with belief.

Go to the Winter Dance with me.

There is no law stronger than that ofmagic. – Kian

I miss you,” he said, and his voice broke.

I’m going to turn my life around. Make a complete three sixty.””Don’t you mean one eighty?” he corrected. “If you do that, you’ll end up right back where you started.””Maybe. But at least I’ll have...

You see, there is a major downfall to living in a tourist town. You guessed it, the constant turnover of new people. You cannot really connect with anyone because no one is ever here for...

I hate you, too.

It’s said that we can all choose our own destiny. But sometimes, for a special few, destiny has no choice but to choose for you.

The embrace was long and tight, but more like a complex language then a simple prolonged act. She said nothing at all, but damn she said everything. And I finally got it.

Eventually, that feeling fades, but there is always the memory of those days. When you’re young, everything is butterflies. What I mean is—it’s all new. I guess he was telling you to still believe, to...

Curiosity was getting the better of me.

I’m too old to be ignorant as I am.” –Twelve-year-old Gabriella to the general, who does not want her to know about Emmett Till and the world’s brutality.

They were rebellious through their artistic expression and their uplifting spirits

MANIFEST.” The idea being if you thought and dreamed about the way you wanted your life to be — if you just envisioned it long enough, it would come into being.But as hard as I...

When I’m naked, I can see my heart beating.

I was too proud to show him how hurt I was.

For a moment, I’m captivated. He’s seducing me with his eyes. A nervous flutter swims through my stomach. I can feel my heartbeat in my throat. Pounding. Constricting. I swallow hard.

There are countless reasons for reading, but when you’re young and uncertain of your identity, of who you may be, one of the most compelling is the quest to discover yourself reflected in the pages...

Something was bleeding… and something was broken. It was my heart… because I had to leave you. (Chase to Rayne)

Your sister and I were just makin’ out.

Just try it,” he murmurs, reaching over to cover my hand gently.And I think, Whoa, that’s never happened before!Then: Is he just doing that because he thinks Wyatt is interested?And, finally, this: Who the hell...

You have damaged me!” He finally murmurs with his hoarse voice. “I gave up earning $ 40,000.00 tonight!” ~Larsson TIGER

I can feel that I’m in a dream, but I can’t wake myself up.

That night, he laid in his bed thinking about all the possibilities. They came like waves in his mind. At first they came slow, then gradually built up speed, cresting into full on dreams, until...

Let your dissent fuel you, your anger inspire you, your rage convey you, and your fury strike a chilling fear onto the spines of your enemies.

I’m just going to say her name,” he said.

Because you’re beautiful. I enjoy looking at beautiful people, and I decided a while ago not to deny myself the simpler pleasures of existence.

Camus and Henry waved to me from that muddy truck. They both wanted me to get over myself.So, this was me, getting over myself. And it was about time.

If I could have looked into the future to see what I would have become, I wouldn’t have become the person I was always meant to be. ~ lw

This is what happens when you try to help people. You get screwed.

All you need is one thought and one word. When you learn how to connect them, you can do anything you like.

I mean, I know it can be done, but no one has ever asked me to do it before. Plus, I have a reputation to uphold. This is Beverly Hills. The last thing I need...

There’s always time for arguin’ when you’re a Fuentes.