Donโt worry, though, because Prince Hubert is very handsome and kind. Thatโs all you wanted in a boyfriend, wasnโt it?โ โNo,โ I said. She raised an eyebrow. โIt must be. If you had admired any other qualities you would have developed them in yourself, wouldnโt you?โ Which was really too much. I put my hands on my hips. โArenโt fairy godmothers supposed to be nice and make you feel better about yourself?โ She rolled her eyes. โNo, youโre confusing fairy god- mothers with sales clerks.
Janette RallisonI will not go on, I thought. I won't. I will throw my soul to the wind and blow into a thousand pieces. I will wash up on a shore somewhere like bleached and broken driftwood. I will dry out in the sun until I-and any gift I ever had-shrivel into the sand.
Janette RallisonBut that's how life is. You never know how it's going to turn out, and you can't plan for everything. You just have to do your best dealing with things as they come and hope people forgive you when you make a mistake.
Janette RallisonAdults are constantly telling teenagers that it's what's on the inside that matters. It's always painful to find out that adults have lied to you.
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