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Even if you're an adult you still have secrets and scandals following you.
She hated their new nickname. It made them sound like deranged Barbie dolls.
There's a lot you can't tell about people, looking in from the outside" -Hanna
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is the quintessential dysfunctional family.
'The Glass Castle' by Jeannette Walls is the quintessential dysfunctional family.
,the rest of the girls pretended not to notice. That's just what best friends do.
I kind of have to go to the bathroom," Aria said woozily. Ezra smiled. "Can I come?
I was not tormented in any way; I was never even bullied. I had a nice teenage life.
Hide and seek was my favorite game with Melissa. You want to know why? I always won.
It's amazing what you don't see, though. Even when it's right in front of your eyes.
If a little voice in your head is telling you something is up, maybe you should listen.
How could any of us truly appreciate our lives if we had nothing else to compare them to?
That was the thing about guys, though: Sometimes, they had the emotional depth of a flea.
My sister and I visited Iceland in 2001, and I incorporated it into 'Pretty Little Liars.'
Secrets can eat you alive. They break down your soul. It's better to have them in the open
My family often travels to New York City during the holidays, and that's always a good time.
People might look great on the outside but they all have something that they're dealing with.
At least she had a clear picture of what the Lying Game was now: Girl Scouts for psychopaths.
I primarily read fiction, and I read a good many wonderful books while writing 'The Visibles.'
Or perhaps all those things you missed upon first glance mean much more than you could ever guess.
For me, writing for younger audiences and writing for adults uses two different halves of my brain.
I don't know what to do,' she finished. 'I feel like I'm the one who has to keep everyone together.
My enemies are everywhere. And sometimes, those we least suspect turn out to be our biggest threats.
The air smelled like a mélange of everyone's perfume and hair products, with a slight undertone of booze.
My sister had blown out the candle in our breath.That meant our wishes were definitely going to come true
I did steal socks, but I got caught... don't shoplift, anyone - don't do it! You're just gonna get caught.
Always sleep with one eye open. Never take anything for granted. Your best friends might just be your enemies.
If my characters travel somewhere, I generally write about a place I know to give the scenes more authenticity.
Knowing the right questions is better than knowing all the right answers" Caleb from Pretty Little Liars (TV Show)
But Mike was like a Bjork song-all happy and giddy and fun on the surface, but bubbling with turmoil and pain underneath.
It's nice to dig deeper into people who may look one way but always have a story to tell. I obviously write about that a lot.
Strangers see you the way you want them to see you. You can't fool friends…that's what makes them friends... Pretty Little Liars
You hear about those stories where a person is married to someone and they have another family - that's pretty much unforgivable!
Sometimes you have to admit that a relationship can't be fixed. That no matter how much you want to, you can't trust some people.
When someone covets something they desire and lust over it.Usually it's something they can't have. You've always had that problem.
She still felt like a punked-out, faux-leather-wearing, free-thinking Bratz doll in a sea of Pretty Princess of Preppyland Barbies.
Hannakins: I know you guys are living out your own private Romeo and Juliet love story, but remember: Both of them die in Act V. -A
It's not fun to keep secrets, but sometimes you have to do it to protect yourself. And to protect people around you. - Meredith, p112
I do a lot of revising on paper. Sometimes I think I should just write longhand - what I type reads very different once I print it out.
Sometimes I hear a voice - sometimes it's the voice of someone I know. And sometimes that leads to a character, which leads to a story.
With teenagers, the emotions are higher and things are more dramatic. That doesn't mean adults don't also act like children in their own way.
Mike drank straight from the carton, wiped his mouth, and stared at her. "You've been acting freaky. Are you high? Can I have some if you are?
Judy Blume especially sort of broke the boundaries of what is appropriate and what should be written about - what teenagers are actually doing.
Sometimes, a family is like an ear of summer corn: It might look perfect on the outside, but when you peel the husk away. every kernel is rotten.
How could they think Noel was hot? If this was REALLY Versailles, Noel SO would not be Louis XIV, he would be the French version of the village idiot
You should know the truth about the stars--- even though it seems like they're close together, up there in heavens, they're zillion light years apart.
I'm not sure that I have a favorite either on-screen or in the books! Whenever I'm writing, I'm always really excited to dive back into each character.
"Penn station", Ali said to the driver, slamming the door. Then she turned back to Hanna. "We ditch the bitches", she said. "And then we take them down".
I am a big outliner. For my adult book, 'The Visibles,' I did not outline, and it took me two years to write because I just didn't outline, and I had no path.
I understood we used to be close. But they were like books i'd read two summer ago; I knew I'd liked them, but I couldn't tell you now what they'd been about.