Melanie Marks > Quotes

“I’m none of those things. I’m just me.”
― Melanie Marks, The Dating Deal

“Because karma, you know what they say about that. (They use a swear word.)”
― Melanie Marks, Your Secret Crush

“I’m messing with my hair, giving it an ultra-body, sexy look to go with my outfit. (‘Cause, well, if you’re going to go hot—make it burn, right?)”
― Melanie Marks, Louder Than Words

“My heart jumps to my throat. I whisper emotionally, “I still love you.” Immediately his hungry mouth crashes on mine. “I love you too Tatum,” he murmurs breathlessly in my mouth. “I never stopped loving you.” He kisses me and kisses me—so passionately. We ignite, my knees going weak and my insides bursting. It’s like the figgin’ fourth of July, we’re breathless and on fire. Yet, he never stops kissing me, even as he throws the blond wig in the trashcan.”
― Melanie Marks, The Love Contest

“Wasn’t that your kissy face out there with the kid?” “Shut”
― Melanie Marks, Slumber Party Wars

“Mackenzie,”
― Melanie Marks, Matt and Nicole

“Pikes”
― Nicole Melanie Marks, The Kiss

“Yeah. He’s crazy alright.” She raised her eyebrows. “Crazy in love—with ME!!!”
― Melanie Marks, Best Friend Wars

“mouth wide, showing his cool uncle a mouth full of chewed food. “Nice,” Jeremy chuckled. Then immediately, Jeremy’s gaze fell back to me. Everything inside me wound tight. Confused, I looked away, down at my hands, trying to fight my impending tears, afraid Jeremy was going to laugh at me, though it didn’t seem he was. But he had every right to. I’d been awful to his family, gave his father a dirty look when he had asked me to dance. “No thanks,” I’d said like he’d offered me a can of worms. I knew Jeremy saw that. I saw him glance sideways at me, then to his dad as he sat next to us thumb wrestling with one of his little cousins. So sitting there now, I was afraid Jeremy was going to avenge his father, his whole family—gloat and laugh to Erica that I was about to cry. I sucked in my breath, waiting for the axe. But it never fell.”
― Melanie Marks, Matt and Nicole

“I called my friends Sara, Nicole and Kayla.”
― Melanie Marks, Cute Boy Wars

“trembling.”
― Melanie Marks, Nicole, Crushes And Mean-Girls

“Cammy!” I blurt out quickly, trying to keep her welling tears from gushing down her sad face. “He didn’t say a word—to anyone. I promise.”
― Melanie Marks, Don't Make Me Read Your Mind Matt Roberts ... Because I So Totally Can!!

“I nudged Dad towards the door. “Let’s go.”
― Melanie Marks, Kissing

“How could I tell him it was because I wanted him to be my boyfriend? And kiss my lips.”
― Melanie Marks, Cute Boy Wars

“Meaning, I’m your favorite snack?”
― Melanie Marks, Nicole's Horse Crush ... and, um, Boy Crush

“As I snapped pictures, Nina gave me a dirty look. I just laughed, acting as though I didn’t care. But inside I felt sort of differently. She used to be my good friend. It made me feel funny. Sad. Now she gave me dirty looks and did mean things to my house. To tell you the truth, it hurt. Later,”
― Melanie Marks, Slumber Party Wars

“good”
― Melanie Marks, Unrequited Love

“Nina”
― Melanie Marks, The Dating Deal

“Friday morning classes dragged. I moped around school hating everyone—because everyone was happy and excited about the stupid dance. Blah.”
― Melanie Marks, His Kiss

“But looking back?—my lie to Sabrina? Best. Screw-up. Ever. Thanks for being a witch Sabrina!! You rock! And so do we—me and my brother’s best friend. (Skyler and Star.) (Only better.) (‘Cause we’re real.) Peace. Out.”
― Melanie Marks, My Brother's Best Friend

“gift from God put here to earth to make his world all bright and sparkly.”
― Melanie Marks, Fake Boyfriend Wars

“He looked into my eyes. “Sara, I wasn’t kidding around. You still have my heart. I don’t want it back.”
― Melanie Marks, The Player

“how horrible it is to break-up with someone—even if you know it is over and for the best. Still, it’s hard. Hard to move on. Hard to see the other person moving on. Because you’d been together so long and it was comfortable and trying to get over that—and find it with someone else, it sucks. I”
― Melanie Marks, His Kiss

“He says it like he’s doing it for my protection. But I don’t know if he’s trying to protect me from this neighborhood, or from Jade. Both are appreciated though, so whatever.”
― Nicole Melanie Marks, Nicole Middle School Dork

“The Bird Wars,”
― Melanie Marks, Slumber Party Wars

“After school, Liam romantically held my hand tightly as he walked me to the car. Our entire stroll there, through the crowded school halls, he introduced me to everyone we passed saying, “This is Tatum—she’s my girlfriend.” He did it because he said he needed to make it clear—stake his claim: I was taken.”
― Melanie Marks, The Love Contest

“Matt’s”
― Melanie Marks, Slumber Party Wars

“they”
― Melanie Marks, Nicole Halloween Powers

“Seriously. I doubted I could ever fully trust anyone ever again. He took that away from me. Trust.”
― Melanie Marks, Fall Forever

“Reluctantly,”
― Melanie Marks, Slumber Party Wars