Leah Burke Quotes

“Mr. Spier, memorizing the Hamilton soundtrack is not going to save you on the AP Euro exam.”
― Becky Albertalli, Leah on the Offbeat

“It's like it doesn't even matter if I like my body, because there's always someone there to remind me I shouldn't.”
― Becky Albertalli, Leah on the Offbeat

“I don't even dislike Abby. It's just that my brain doesn't work right around her.”
― Becky Albertalli, Leah on the Offbeat

“Dude, if you like me- if you actually like me- then be jealous. Be worried. Be something. If this were Nick flirting with me, Garrett would think woah: competition. But because it's Abby, it doesn't mean anything. It's like it doesn't count.”
― Becky Albertalli, Leah on the Offbeat

“It’s too much. And I don’t want to embrace the suck. I want things to not suck. And I don’t think that’s too much to ask.”
― Becky Albertalli, Leah on the Offbeat