Emily

“If you're reading this...
Congratulations, you're alive.
If that's not something to smile about,
then I don't know what is.”
― Chad Sugg, Monsters Under Your Head

“I'm sorry to interrupt," he said. "What would it take to get a detention?" he asked.
Ms. Johnson pushed a finger to her eyebrow. "Pardon?"
"Gabriel," Kota commanded in a whisper.
Gabriel ignored him. "What would someone have to do to get a detention in this class?"
Ms. Johnson still looked confused. "I suppose if someone started cussing in class, but..."
"Goddamn-shit-motherfucker," Gabriel spat out. He pressed his index finger to his chin and looked apologetic. "Oh wait, is it one detention for each one or can it just count as a group?”
― C.L. Stone, First Days

“I’d gone from being simply awkward to being completely weird. Like I’d traveled a long way, only to feel like I was stuck in the same place.”
― C.L. Stone, Drop of Doubt

“Sang: Nathan, are you awake?
Nathan: Nope.
Sang: Sleep texting?
Nathan: Yes.
Sang: That's a talent.”
― C.L. Stone, Friends vs. Family