

“They had become a fixed star in the shifting firmament of the high school's relationships, the acknowledged Romeo and Juliet. And she knew with sudden hatefulness that there was one couple like them in every white suburban high school in America.”
― Carrie
― Carrie

“I failed angst in high school. They let me graduate anyway.”
― Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded
― Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded

“You need to be more careful, or you could hurt yourself."
Right. Thank you, Mrs. Detweiler. I never would have come to that conclusion by myself. I was planning on incorporating a backflip into my next walk across the classroom but on second thought...”
― Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Free Throws
Right. Thank you, Mrs. Detweiler. I never would have come to that conclusion by myself. I was planning on incorporating a backflip into my next walk across the classroom but on second thought...”
― Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Free Throws

“In our minds we tried to pin her to a corkboard like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through and away she flew”
― Stargirl
― Stargirl

“A lot of kids think high school represents the best years of their lives, but others recognize that it's mostly irrelevant bullshit, and that life doesn't even begin until afterward.”
― Liars, Inc.
― Liars, Inc.
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