Beau, will you please watch the entrance for us?" "What should I do if I see anyone suspicious?" "Kick a car," Iain said. "Kick a car?" "To set off the alarm." "Gotcha," Beau said. "Good thinking.
Kirsten MillerI kept my arms around Joi and my face buried deep in her hair while I waited for Peter Pan to slip through the window. I thought I needed him to tell me what I should do. But he never showed up. He left me alone with a girl who smelled of jasmine and cocoa butter. And before I fell asleep, I finally realized that was more than enough.
Kirsten MillerYes, it's funny, isn't it? You try to do what's best for the people you love, and you just end up in trouble for your efforts.
Kirsten MillerI've always found that one of the biggest benefits of being a girl is that most people refuse to take you seriously. While boys must be constantly monitored and are always the first suspects when anything goes wrong, everyone expects girls to do what they're told. It may seem a little insulting at first, but low expectations can be a blessing in disuise. If you're smart, you can use people's foolishness to your own advantage. It's amazing what you can get away with when no one bothers watching.
Kirsten MillerWhat would it be like to exist in a world without suffering? To have no needs, only desires? To be surrounded by so much beauty that you forget how ugly life is for everyone else? Who wouldnโt want that? Who wouldnโt be willing to fight for it? What the alumni did to get there โ lie, cheat, steal, kill โ Iโm sure theyโd all say it was worth it. And I bet they sleep soundly because they know that their nameless, faceless victims would have done the same thing.
Kirsten Miller