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“Just head over to the risers, Lady America," she said. "You may sit anywhere you like. So you know, most of the girls have already claimed the front row." She looked sorry for me, as if she were delivering bad news.
"Oh, thank you," I said, and went happily to take a seat in the back.”
― The Selection
"Oh, thank you," I said, and went happily to take a seat in the back.”
― The Selection
“I asked Anne to make me a dress that looked innocent, which made her eyebrows pucker.
“You make it sound like we’ve been sending you out in lingerie,” she said mockingly.”
― The Selection
“You make it sound like we’ve been sending you out in lingerie,” she said mockingly.”
― The Selection
“Are you all right? You seem tense,” Maxon noted. “You get confused by crying women, I get confused by walks with princes,” I said with a shrug.”
― The Selection
― The Selection
“I'll tell you what kind of girl I'm not," I said crankily. "I am not the kind of girl who's looking to share her room with a member of the opposite sex. Understand me? So either you move out, or I force you out. It's entirely up to you. I'll give you some time to think about it. But when I get back here, Jesse, I want you gone.”
― Shadowland
― Shadowland
“God, sit by the freak, why don't you."
"Excuse me, do you have Tourette's?"
"What?"
"Tourette's Syndrome. It's a neurological disorder that causes people to say things they don't really mean. Do you have it?"
"No."
"Oh, so you were being purposely rude."
"I wasn't calling YOU a freak."
"I'm aware of that. That's why I'm only going to break ONE of your fingers after school, instead of all of them.”
― Shadowland
"Excuse me, do you have Tourette's?"
"What?"
"Tourette's Syndrome. It's a neurological disorder that causes people to say things they don't really mean. Do you have it?"
"No."
"Oh, so you were being purposely rude."
"I wasn't calling YOU a freak."
"I'm aware of that. That's why I'm only going to break ONE of your fingers after school, instead of all of them.”
― Shadowland
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