Lana looked at me like I’d just said I’d never watched Bring It On, or something.

But. . . you said we were going to play Parcheezi. . .

When something horrible happens, it's human nature to want to blame it on someone. We want someone to be held accountable, even though sometimes things just happen.

Smiles like that should be against the law. Considering what they do to a girl.

if you give a man a fish he'll eat for a day, if you teach a man to fish he'll eat all the fish you may have caught for yourself

Mr. Greer timed all our speeches with an oven timer. Things were nothing at Tribeca Alternative, considered one of Manhattan's finest prep schools, if not high tech.

if you have to say “no offense” to someone, you have already offended them.