My Life with the Walter Boys, By Ali Novak

Page 89: "...you can't control everything. Roadblocks, little unexpected bumps, they're all part of living."

Page 100: "...not even noticing how much his words had affected me, softening my aching heart, even if it was only by the slightest bit."

Page 106: "So I built a wall inside my mind to keep back my flood of emotions."

Page 130: "...the kind of person who comes off as crazy because she cares too much?"

Page 131: "Not knowing what's going to happen every once and a while makes things all the more interesting."

Page 132: "All I'm saying is sometimes you're too busy worrying about the future. Sometimes you just gotta feel."

Page 136: "Maybe people should just give hugs. Physical contact says a lot without actually saying anything..."

Page 287: "I had been trying to fit in my world into a small, safe box for so long. But life didn't work like that. It could move in and out of the lines. You couldn't control everything, because it wasn't all meant to be perfect. Sometimes things needed to be messy.."

Page 323: "Life didn't come with instructions."

Page 348: "I feel-- I don't know. Broken, I guess."

Fly on the Wall, By E. Lockhart

Page 10: "He just seems good, somehow. Like the core of him is good when the core of other people is dark, or sour. Like he'd do the reading even if no one was checking, because he cares about stuff."

Page 13: "--you wouldn't think she'd be pretty if you made a list of her features, but somehow she is."

Page 44: "'So the picture's like loving the bare truth about love, not the crap that people think is love from Hallmark cards and chick flicks."

Page 46: "I love the idea of the big life--the life that matters, the life that makes a difference. The life where stuff happens, where people take action."

Page 54: "You think you'll be like this forever, but you'll change before you know it." "Sixteen is a treasure. You treasure it."

Page 84: "Or is that the nature of lust? It's like an urge that disregards all the stuff that your brain knows you actually think."

Page 179: "But if I never ask for what I want, I may never get it--... I have to do something myself." 

Christy Miller Book Collection Books 1-3, By Robin Jones Gunn

Book One: Summer Promise 

Page 22: "Take control of your destiny...Plan your goals and then go after them. Force yourself to be the one in control...It's the only way you're going to make it."

Page 30: "...God is all around and part of everything, you can worship Him wherever you are. You don't have to [only] go to church for that." 

Page 67: "Promises can change your life, you know. Most people don't realize it, but a promise can last a forever." 

Page 71: ""But he's my best friend! I can't just let it go like I don't care! You've never understood that about me... I stick up for my friends, even when they're being jerks."

Page 93: "Why do I have such a hard time making simple decisions? Why do I always lose my confidence at key moments and act like a total idiot? Does [he] notice my insecurities?..."

Page 163: "But inside she knew she was different. Not wildly emotional or anything, just clean. Secure. Happy."

Book Two: A Whisper and a Wish
Page 197: ""I heard this lady talk about how you could spend your whole life in the 'Lady of If Only' by always looking back and saying, 'If only I'd done this' or 'If only I hadn't done that.' It can really mess you up if you're always wishing things were different than they are. She said that when things happen to you that you don't understand, you have to believe God is still in control and nothing happens by mistake.""

Page 199: "..Sometimes I think dating is a strange way of looking at things. It's so much more fun being friends with a bunch of people and all going places together."

Page 228: "...My life was a mess. It still is--I mean my family is all messed up. But I don't feel all that agony inside anymore. I feel as though I'm part of God's family."

Page 258: "Bad friends could ruin your whole life. Be wise when it comes to choosing your friends. You set the standard. You be the one who stands strong."

Page 274: "I'd like to be more like Tracy...She thinks about her friends and their needs more than she thinks of herself."

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