Quotes by Lisa McMann

Get me outa here. F*ckin creepy cheerleaders.

Its just the end of some things.And the beginning of others.

...shes leaving now....Janis attacks the back door of the school gym and finds herself in a heavy cloud of smoke. She realizes shes found the Goths hangout. Who knew?Oof, someone says. She keeps walking, muttering, sorry to whomever it was she hit with the flying door.***Cabel: ... That was the Goth stage where I decided Id never get the girl of my dreams because of my scars. Not to mention the hairstyle.(pause)But then she slammed a door handle into my gut. And, when a girl does that to a boy, it means she likes him.

Because theres no way on earth shes going to make it through college unless she grows some serious ovaries and turns this train wreck around

The thought of being with Shay Wilder makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a butter knife

Once you read something, you cant erase it from your brain.

Because our power is motivating, and gives momentum and ownership of changes to those who dream of failure.

Carrie doesnt seem to talk about anything with sharp edges. Maybe shes afraid they might poke her and then shed burst.

I want to tell you a story, Alex. Alex nibbled on his bottom lip, waiting. Wondering now if Mr. Today really understood that Alex was turning him down.Simber. The old mage said.Alex automatically turned to the door, expecting to see the beast. Mr. Today shook his head. No, hes not hear. Simber was my first creation. Before there was Artime, there was Simber.

Because with the right person, sometimes kissing feels like healing.

Dear J.,I want to explain something.After my dad set me on fire...Well...He died in jail while I was in the hospital getting skin grafts. And I never got to tell him how much he hurt me. Not just physically, but inside, you know? So I took it out on other things for a while.Im better now. I get counseling for it, and Im really better. But Im not perfect. And Im still fighting it. See... Youre like the only person I have in my life that I really care about. Im selfish about that. I dont want anybody to touch you. I want to keep you safe. Thats why I hate this assignment so much. Now that I have you, Im afraid to see you get hurt or messed up, like I was. Im afraid Ill lose you, I guess. I wish you could always be safe. I worry a lot. If you werent so damned independent...Ah, well. *smile* As much as we have been through in the past few months, we still dont know each other very well, do we? I want to change that about us. Do you? I want to know you better. Know what makes you happy and what scares you. And I want you to know that about me, too.I love you.I will try to never hurt you again.I know Ill screw up. But Ill keep trying, as long as you let me.Love, Cabe

In the cool dark basement, she whispers, Its not Ralph, is it?Cabels quiet for a moment, as if hes thinking, You mean like Forever Ralph? Uh, no.Youve read Forever? Janie is incredulous. There wasnt much else to chose from on the hospital library cart, and Deenie was always checked out, Cable says sarcastically. Did you like it?Cabel laughs softly, Um...well, it wasnt the wisest thing to read for a fourteen-year-old guy with fresh skin grafts in the general area down there, if you know what I mean.

Cabel gives her a quizzical look. I am totally not getting enough attention here.

I had one of those defining moments in the fourth grade when my teacher said the story I wrote was the best in the class, and therefore I would be going Young Authors Conference where Id get to hang out with authors all day.