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

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

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

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.

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.

Facing a language you don't know is like returning to your infancy when your mother tongue used to be a foreign language to you

I look for a good story. Usually the best stories are the ones that are unbelievably true. 'Soul Surfer' is one of those stories.

Chess hasn't really influenced my literature. It's true, there's a character in Pigeon Post, an old chess player; but it's more of a wink, a self-portrait and not much more.

What are Americans still buying? Big Macs,Campbell's soup,Hershey's chocolate and Spam--the four food groups of the apocalypse.

I thought the war would never end. And perhaps it never did, either.

I burn so many calories when I work out that I don't really count calories or necessarily try and stay away from anything.

I will fight for your right to be weird- just as I know you will fight for mine.

There's nothing that reflects me. I'm unreflectable!

Even when I took first prize, topped the class, won the race, I never really won anything. I was merely avoiding the embarrassment of losing.

You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.