But I know how this romantic stuff works: one girl's perfect guy is another girl's reject. And right now I'm glad of it.

He can’t ground her if he’s already killed her,” I pointed out when Juliana quoted this to me. “Well, he can, but it wouldn’t have the same impact.

Value people because of who they were deep down, not because of their names or their parents’ clout.

I cursed myself not only for forgetting to turn my phone off but for ever thinking that having a rock music ringtone was cool.

No one's family is normal. Normalcy is a lie invented by advertising agencies to make the rest of us feel inferior.

I want a tutor,” Layla said. “It would make doing homework so much easier.” “Me too,” said Kaitlyn. “If Layla gets one, I get one.” “No daughter of mine will ever have a tutor,” Dad said. “What if we’re failing a course?” asked Layla. His graying eyebrows drew together. “If you fail a single course, young lady, we will pull you out of school and get you a job scrubbing toilets for the rest of your life.

Every guy seems nice until he’s not.