When I turned fifteen, I remember my father gave me a credit card which I was allowed to use for two things: emergencies and books.

As a writer, you live in such isolation. It's hard to imagine your book has a life beyond you.

But there were times when you felt miserable and you wanted to feel better, and other times when you felt miserable and you figured you would just keep on feeling miserable.

Luck never gives; it lends.

Your problem isn't the problem, it's your attitude about the problem.

Marnie hated to see her spend so much of herself on someone who didn't care.

The rules took a while to sort out. Lena and Carmen wanted to focus on friendship-type rules, stuff about keeping in touch with one another over the summer, and making sure the Pants kept moving from one girl to the next. Tibby preferred to focus on random things you could and couldn't do in the Pants --- like picking your nose.