Don't ever tell anyone where you bought something. If you get a complement say, "Thank you. I got it in Europe.
Lisi HarrisonIt was an image Melody would never forget. Or was it the emotions the image conjured - hope, excitement, and fear of the unknown, all three tightly braided together, creating a fourth emotion that was impossible to define. She was getting a second chance at happiness and it tickled like swallowing fifty fuzzy caterpillars.
Lisi HarrisonNever slam a car door. According to the Westchester elite, it's a heinous crime, as heartless as kicking a puppy.
Lisi HarrisonOne by one, drops fell from her eyes like they were on an assembly line - gather, fall, slide...gather, fall, slide...each one commemorating something she had lost. Hope. Faith. Confidence. Pride. Security. Trust. Independence. Joy. Beauty. Freedom. Innocence.
Lisi HarrisonAnd when things start to go wrong, a good boss doesn't just fire everybody and start over.
Lisi HarrisonA burrito is a delicious food item that breaks down all social barriers and leads to temporary spiritual enlightenment.
Lisi HarrisonBean, what's one step worse then a fashion don't?....a fashion don't even THINK about it.
Lisi HarrisonI like writing about the issues we all bump up against as we get older, but I try to present them in a fun way.
Lisi HarrisonWhat was it about high school that made people think with their insecurities instead of their brains?
Lisi HarrisonViktor was swinging a leather duffle and wearing a black Adidas tracksuit and his favorite brown UGG slippers with a hole in the toe. "Worn and old, just like Viv," he'd say when Frankie made fun of them, and then his wife would swat him on the arm. But Frankie knew he was just joking, because Viveka was the type of woman you wished was in a magazine just so you could stare at her violet-colored eyes and shiny black hair without being called a stalker or a freak.
Lisi HarrisonThis isn't going to be pretty. Rules will be broken. Friendships will be tested. And huge risks will be taken. But they're small prices to pay for true love and freedom, right?
Lisi HarrisonThis is our big chance to see what people think of us. The real us. We have to show em there's nothing to be afraid of. If we don't get over our fears, they never will.
Lisi HarrisonI was a terrible athlete and a pretty bad student. I couldn't focus. My imagination was always racing.
Lisi HarrisonWearing nothing but sweats and a sheer coat of lip gloss, she wiggle through her frosted window and jumped six feet to freedom, feeling more charged than a Visa card at Christmas time.
Lisi HarrisonMassie's frindship is something that has to be earned. Not because she's beautiful or popular but because she's loyal.
Lisi HarrisonIt's never too late to fix things with people you love, Massie. Kendra said. That's true. William agreed.
Lisi HarrisonThe confusing lesson whipped Frankie's anger into something she had never felt before. It was like an emotional meringue - the airy feeling of loneliness topped with the hard crisp of injustice. Yet its taste was far from sweet.
Lisi HarrisonUh, I thought DVDs werne't allowed at my sleepovers. They're not. Then why am i watching the Lady and the Tramp?
Lisi HarrisonBecause whipping an atlas at Jackson's head while he was flirt-touching that Frankie girl in geography would have been very satisfying. And beating him with the Eiffel Tower snowglobe while he kissed Cleo in French would have been tres cathartic. But she hadn't. Instead she'd been egg-like: a hard shell on the outside, and a runny mess on the inside.
Lisi HarrisonThose fruity drinks better have a lot of caffeine in them or I'll never make it through World Issues.
Lisi HarrisonWhen the horse was little, Massie had covered the walls with posters of young fillies that she thought Brownie would find sexy.
Lisi HarrisonA good boss asks what part she could have played in the problem. And then she asks herself what she can do better next time.
Lisi HarrisonSomething about Bekka and Haylee reminded her of Candace's line between ingenious and insane. Ingenuity inspired their dreams, and insanity gave them the courage to pursue them. It was something Melody wanted for herself.
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