although she went home that night feeling happier than she had ever been in her short life, she did not confuse the golf course party with a good party, and she did not tell herself she had a pleasant time. it had been, she felt, a dumb event preceded by excellent invitations. what frankie did that was unusual was to imagine herself in control. the drinks, the clothes, the instructions, the food (there had been none), the location, everything. she asked herself: if i were in charge, how could i have done it better?
E. LockhartI like to be direct." "Okay," I said. "But I warn you, I like to be evasive, inserutable and generally send mixed messages." "I doubt it." "Human interaction is not my strong point," I told him.
E. LockhartMaybe a friend is someone who wants your updates. Even if they're boring. Or sad. Or annoyingly cutesy. A friend says โSign me up for your boring crap, yes indeedโ-because he likes you anyways. He'll tolerate your junk.
E. LockhartI can feel like a hag some days if I want! And I can tell everybody how insecure I am if I want! Or I can be pretty and pretend to think I'm a hag out of fake modesty-I can do that if I want, too. Because you, Livingston, are not the boss of me and what kind of girl I become.
E. LockhartI sit around too much, waiting for other people to do stuff and angsting about stuff they've done, without doing anything myself.
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