Lauren Myracle Quotes

They’re not chicks. They’re ducks.

When you make a solemn promise to a friend, it ain’t right to go back on it. No. Never let your friend down, never break a trust, and when you give your word, never go back on it. -Sheriff Andy Taylor

Kids are smart. Knowledge is power. Let them figure things out. Don’t turn into that grown-up who they won’t come to.

Also, as an author, character has always been what I’m most interested in – much more so than plot or setting, although those are good things too.

What is ‘power’ anyway? Power is an ego trip. Power is a way to rise yourself up by lowering others, and I want nothing of it.

I’m in loooove with this boy, and when you in love with someone, you don’t give up on ’em, mo matter what.

Curse false-hand-holding boys!

So as a seventh grader, no, you weren’t friends with people you didn’t like. But sometimes you also weren’t friends with people you did like, which was complicated, and which didn’t make any sense if you tried to explain it. Sometimes things just changed. That’s where the sadness came in.

We all mess up. It’s what we learn from our mistakes that matters.

She holds herself with such reserve. She smiles, but the smile doesn’t reach her eyes, even in the company of the girls she’s chosen to eat with. Why? I have no clue, and I really don’t want to spend my time worrying about it. But my brain pushes at the question anyway. Why are people aloof? Because they don’t want to let others in. Why don’t they want to let others in? Well, sometimes because they’re shy, and sometimes because they’re convinced of their own superiority. But those aren’t the only reasons. Sometimes it’s because thay have something to hide.

Prancing around with marshmallowss on your nipples does *not* constitute living your life fully!

Suck it up. This is the life you chose for yourself, so buck up and deal.