Emily Drazen

“My dad reached over and scuffed my hair. “It’s not guilt,” he said, “it’s regret. They aren’t quite the same.” He took another sip of wine and went back into the house, leaving me and Robert Frost on the porch. He moved out three months later.”
― John David Anderson, Posted

“could tell. The disruption to the natural order of the universe. After another twenty seconds of awkward-as-walking-in-on-your-dad-shaving-naked-in-the-bathroom quiet, Rose set her crackers down, leaned back in her chair, and let out a sigh. “Okay,” she said. “I’m guessing you’re all new to this ‘girl at the table’ thing. How about this: I promise that I won’t bite or give you cooties or whatever else it is that you all are flipping out over. I won’t talk about my hair or blather on and on about celebrity heartthrobs or all the girls I hate, because, frankly, I’ve only been here for three hours, which isn’t quite enough time to hate anybody yet. I won’t discuss brands of moisturizers or lip gloss or use the word ‘crush’ in any kind of nondestructive capacity. And in return, you can stop looking at me like I’m some deranged lunatic. How does that sound?”
― John David Anderson, Posted

“It is against the law for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.”
― Manik Joshi, Weird Laws from Around the World

“Her protest goes no further than that, because Lenny opens the door and ushers us into the room, and she’s face-to-face with a dying crime boss.”
― Gordon Korman, Masterminds: Payback