Jennifer Echols Quotes

When something awful happens, sometimes people get stuck.

Your lot in life? A lot is something you draw, like straws. It's chance. You didn't get this life by chance. You chose it on purpose. If you're dissatisfied from it, you can change it.

Yes, I was good at reading people. I studied them so I could put them in my novels.

How did we get to this place where we had to be tough all the time and never said how much we loved each other?

Sarcasm was a weapon for children.

It was better that we never apologized to each other. Then we'd be admitting that we were wrong and we owed each other something. That's where people got into trouble.

The nurse knocked softly on the door of the examining room and wheeled in a shiny silver tray displaying neatly arranged instruments of torture.

Boys are two years behind girls in maturity level.

No. I just don't want to be a detective. They figure out what happened after the fact, when it's too late. I want to prevent it from happening.

Or that I couldn't stand to watch anything bad happen to you, because it was like it was happening to me too. Is that love?

But you are right, being stupid is not illegal. Otherwise half this town would be behind bars.

It's easier to remember your lies if they're close to the truth.

Love isn’t something you have to deserve.

But you can’t live your life worried about dying all the time. If you do, you’re dead already.

This was about to go very bad, because Adam was going to cry. “I miss you, ” he said, and his voice broke.

But first I had to get through the ironing. It took a lot of patience. I had none. It took forever, and then I had to press the whole shirt again to get out the creases I’d pressed into it.

I had shaved my beard for her-a huge disappointment, because I’d enjoyed my three weeks looking like a bank robber.

Who’s driving the boat?”Over the motor, I heard girls screaming at us the instant before we crashed.

I wanted to remind you that you do not allow me to deliver boats, as I have been known to crash them.

Boys don’t gossip.”“Pah! You don’t know us as well as you think.”This was a disturbing prospect.

Let's go, " I said."Go where?""On Lori's date with Parker."Now he looked at me over the nerdy spectacles he wore for reading."I wasn't aware it was a double date. And you're not my type.

Why are you pretending to write, when I already know you're just doing that to intimidate me?

Dad" I pleaded, "this is so [cuss word you never, ever say in front of your mother] ridiculous.

You’ve gone far away to a place with no horses and very little grass, and you’re studying how to write a story with a happy ending. If you can write that ending for yourself, maybe you can come back.

I turned to the clarinets. They were a resourceful lot.

Seeing him jogging at the park had cracked the window so I could peek into his soul. Seeing him with his friends threw the window wide

You should never start something when you haven't finished the last thing. People feel used that way.

And you’re beautiful. You’d have to work pretty hard to mess that up.

You're a beautiful girl If you show the slightest interest in Alec, he'll want to go out with you. I know I would.

It’s going to be a pretty day to fly.

Can you put your hands on my crot

Her dad turned to me. "You. Follow Me.""Woof, " I said.

Stay away from her.""Okay.""Keep your hands off her.""I'll try."He scowled at me."I will, " I said.

Son, " he said, "you monkeyed up.

Better you than Cameron " McGillicuddy grumbled. "I know where Cameron's been." Sean snorted. Cameron said "I already told you I did NOT come on to Lori.

Even though Sean still held my head down I was the only one who thought to ask"Who's driving the boat?" Over the motor I heard girls screaming at us the instant before we crashed.

Taking his hand I said "Fank woo.""Hm " he laughed with his mouth closed.

He grinned at me and whispered, “I’m going to kiss you now. It’ll be a big one, so don’t hit me.

It's one thing to think you're worthless, and quite another for somebody else to tell you that you are.