Mom actually said that?" Cassie's face shown with happiness. "She always hated my math!" "Nah," Martin said. "She was just being that way for you. She thought it was what you needed to hear. If parents told us what they really think about stuff, we could figure them out like regular people.
Clare B. DunkleLively, intelligent, and quite immature, [Emily] usually burst out with exactly the comment that summed up the situation beautifully and therefore could never in politeness be said.
Clare B. DunkleDon't fret. We'll just have to find something else you're good at besides killing people.
Clare B. DunkleForks are absurd, he scoffed. They insult your food. They make it think you're killing it twice.
Clare B. DunkleKate had never in her life seen such frightful deformities, and the goblins had never seen such a hideous dress.
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