Ew, no!' Laurel said, brushing past him. Dracula covered half his face with his cape, shunned vampire-style, and scooted away to his perch behind the counter.

I'm just saying -- you can't prevent other people from disappointing you. It's bound to happen at some point. We're all only human. What you can do is decide how you're going to deal with it.

My enemies are everywhere. And sometimes, those we least suspect turn out to be our biggest threats.

Whatever baggage you have, use it. Conquer it. Don’t let it stop you.

That was the thing about guys, though: Sometimes, they had the emotional depth of a flea.

Toby twisted around. "Boo." Emily screamed.

Sometimes, a family is like an ear of summer corn: It might look perfect on the outside, but when you peel the husk away. every kernel is rotten.