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While most people had moved on from children's books, Jake still loved them. They felt cozy like hot chocolate with mini marshmallows or a new jumbo box of Crayola crayons.
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My own experience being bullied - it made me a more compassionate person. It made me more sympathetic to the adolescent experience.
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I've always protected myself when it comes to love. And maybe that's the problem. By not letting myself get hurt now, it ripples into much bigger pain later.
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I think that being bullied is a shameful experience.
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You know how I feel about love. It was invented to sell wedding cakes. And vacations to Waikiki.
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There isn't a definite right and wrong anyway. Sometimes we do what seems wrong, but we have good reasons for doing it, so it's not wrong after all.
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Prior to being bullied, I was a very footloose sixth-grader. You know, I was quirky, I was creative - I really felt good in my own body. And when I was bullied in seventh grade, my self-esteem tanked.
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On Valentine's Day, the Spirit Club plastered the school with red streamersand pink balloons and red and pink hearts. It looked like Clifford the Big Red Dog ate a flock of flamigoes and then barfed his guts up.
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I guess quotes make me feel more connected.
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Everything you do to other people affects them, and how you treat people affects them.
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Remember what to do when you're at the bottom of a hole? You've got to stop digging.
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For some girls it’s sexy when a guy bench-presses or throws a football, but he’s slaying me with the book references.
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I need to acknowledge that she may have controlled my past, but she doesn't have to dominate my present and my future, too
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Never underestimate yourself
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Guys won't admit it, but we're all obsessed with our biceps. I did three sets of ten reps, thirty-five pounds on each side. I knew I was pushing it, especially since we have practice this afternoon, but what the fuck. That was going to be my motto today. What the fuck.
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Josh is loving and kind, and he knows me better than anyone. He knows the real me, and he likes me for who I am. Josh is...Josh. And now he's gone. I press my wet face into my pillow. This is what heartbreak feels like.
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I'm not saying you didn't deserve it, O." Dakota laughed. "But I'm restocking the karma bank and you're at the top of my list.
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He had no idea there even was a before until he crashed hard into the after.
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The one thing I do remember is that as I retraced my steps through all the familiar streets of my life, Inow felt completely lost.
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Whether it is clear or unclear to you the universe is folding as it should
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I like the flaws best," Sam said. "They make her real.
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Ted and I had history,” Jake said. “We were in love. This hurts all the time. I never stop thinking about how much this hurts.” Zoe stretched out her arms and pretended to play a goddamn violin.
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People grow apart, and sometimes there's nothing anyone can do about it
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I miss CDs. I miss listening to a whole album, even the lame songs that sometimes grow on you.
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