Quotes by Siobhan Vivian

You see, the best thing about wrong decisions is that they don’t prevent you from making the right decisions later on. It’s harder, but it’s not impossible.

I let myself have feelings for you despite not knowing how this would end.

Youre the one who made it seem like we were doing something wrong. Maybe you still feel like that, because for whatever reason, you think Im not good enough for you. But I like you, okay? Ive liked you from the very beginning.It was never going anywhereBecause you wouldnt let it go anywhere.

It was just my reality, to never have a boy be interested in me romantically for more than one random moment. Like a TV show you dont like but you end up watching anyway, because theres nothing else on.

Fall colors are funny. They’re so bright and intense and beautiful. It’s like nature is trying to fill you up with color, to saturate you so you can stockpile it before winter turns everything muted and dreary.

Forcing girls to be ashamed for doing the things that come natural to them — its a ridiculous double standard, and we should all, frankly, tell anyone who judges us to screw off.

Its as if our girls dont understand that they can be recognized for other things--their goals, their brains. Not just their bodies.

I didnt leave right away. I stayed in the woods. I heard the faint voices of other people. I felt the cold against my skin. But mostly, I was aware of my own heavy breathing, my own thoughts, my own past, present, and future. I realized then, and would have to keep realizing in all the years to come: It didnt matter if I was the kind of girl who had sex, of the kind of girl who had her portrait on a wall in the library, or the kind of girl who got into the best college, or the kind of girl who didnt tell her parents everything, or the kind of girl who teachers loved. I just needed to be okay with all the kinds of girl I was.

I didnt think she was that kind of girl. I scampered up onto the ledge and strained to listen. I overheard two of my students talking about her in homeroom yesterday. I never would have thought Natalie would do something like that. Then again, shes been acting out big-time. Fraternizing with that Spencer girl. I closed my eyes to stop the room from spinning. What would have ever made me think that teachers wouldnt hear about this, too? After all, it was all over the school. Another teacher agreed. Natalie always seemed like such a nice g

Its ridiculous, how people judge talent. Or, rather, dont judge. They just default to what everyone else thinks.

Remember at the junior picnic, when someone whipped that dog at Jennifers head? And Jennifer was laughing, like it was funny? Ted never copped to it, but I know he did it. I saw him. A-hole.Rachel shakes her head in disgust. She probably deals with that kind of crap every day...Thats it. Im going to ask Jennifer if she wants to sit with us today... I dont like those little turds thinking they can make fun of her because shes on the list. Dont they have any respect for the fact that shes a senior? If shes with us, they wouldnt dare say anything.

Survival of the generic.

From the floor, I see the tops of the Philadelphia skyline out of her window. Staring at it, I realize that the night sky isnt really black, which is the way Ive always thought of it. Its actually a dark shade of blue, the darkest possible.

Autumn said to me, You see, the best thing about wrong decisions is that they dont prevent you from making the right decisions later on. Its harder, but its impossible

Good, stupid high school boys arent worth It She throws an arm over my shoulder. Theyre trained to like a certain type of girl, with highlights and pretty nails- the kind who are good at remembering to put on lotion every morning after they shower. She smiles like shes got a dirty secret. And lets face it..... sluts.

“I let myself have feelings for you despite not knowing how this would end.”