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6dd804c
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When Louie is upset with us for, say, forgetting to feed him, he eats any socks he might find lying around.
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Meg Cabot |
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e00778c
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Get Mom to stop hanging bras on bedroom doorknob
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Meg Cabot |
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59e53a7
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The practice does lose its charm if overused--
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Meg Cabot |
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aabb5ea
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You, Wells, are what we in the force like to call a shitkicker. If there's any shit around, I always seem to find you in the middle, kicking it.
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Meg Cabot |
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4cc5701
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I may be a country girl who's never been offplanet, but even I'm aware that when a Jedi walks up to you and says, "Here, have a baby," it's not going to end well."
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ben-kenobi
beru-lars
beru-whitesun-lars
luke-skywalker
obi-wan-kenobi
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Meg Cabot |
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1ca92fa
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Forget about showering with my fellow students in Tribeca Alternative's prison-style showers--one nozzle for four to six girls at a time--in the locker room. It was impossible to work up a sweat during what passed for physical education class at TAHS, so there was no need to shower, anyway. Well, impossible for me, considering that, in the past, whenever a volleyball or whatever came near me, I'd always make sure to step calmly away to avo..
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avoid
calm-under-pressure
no-shower
pe-class
school-sports
shower
shy
shy-people
volley-ball
sports
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Meg Cabot |
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8d0eb35
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I'm eighteen; I'm a princess; and I'm a virgin. You know what? At this point in my life, I might as well be a unicorn. Happy freaking birthday to me.
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Meg Cabot |
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ab3419e
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I guess I was in kind of a bad mood because of Jesse interrupting my little heart-to-heart with Father Dominic. But that was no reason for him to come up behind me as I was walking toward the group around the fire and whisper, "Behave," in my ear. I flashed him a look of annoyance. I always do," I said. You know what he did then? He laughed! And not in a very nice way, either. I couldn't believe it."
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Meg Cabot |
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0d26c71
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All right, Simon," Gina said, lowering herself into one of the hard plastic chairs that littered the food court. "What were you up to while I was coordinating Ms. Webb's spring wardrobe?" I held up my bag from Music Town. "I bought a CD," I said lamely. Gina, appalled, echoed, "A ?" "A CD." I hadn't even wanted to buy one, but sent out into the wilds of the mall with instructions to return with a new purchase, I had panicked and headed int..
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Meg Cabot |
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5370206
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Instead the only place I got into was the local community college, where I live in a suite in what's not-so-jokingly referred to as the Virgin Vault, with a practicing witch, a klepto, and a girl whose family's religion doesn't allow her to speak to men outside of their faith. I keep assuring Mom it's cool. Another one of our suite mates came out last semester as a lesbian (to the surprise of none of us but herself), and a fifth is sleeping..
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Meg Cabot |
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93e1bee
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How do I know Michael hasn't met some other girl? Some Floridian girl, with long,sun-streaked hair, and a tan,and breasts? Who has access to the Internet and isn't cooped up in a palace with her crazy grandma,a homeless,Speedo-wearing prince and a freakish,hairless miniature poodle?
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Meg Cabot |
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3f8ee93
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I once saw her throw a Juicy Fruit wrapper on the ground in Central Park. She doesn't even feel guilty about littering.
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Meg Cabot |
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ab27265
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There was, I believe," he said finally, when his search came up negative, "a young woman. At one time." Aha. I pictured Audrey Hepburn for some reason. You know, in that movie that's always on, the one where she played a nun. Maybe Father Dom and his one true love had met in priest and nun school! Maybe their love had been forbidden like in the movie! "Did you know her before you took your, um, orders, or whatever they're called?" I asked, ..
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Meg Cabot |
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e54c11f
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One of her best paintings, Woman Enjoying a Quick Snack at Starbucks, is hanging in their dining room.
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Meg Cabot |
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805c073
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The thing about secrets, though, is that they get out. And trust me, if you've got a secret, eventually, it's going to get out.
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Meg Cabot |
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7f41c3a
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But mom's been depressed ever since her last boyfriend turned out to be a Republican.
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the-princess-diaries
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Meg Cabot |
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b8a210d
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Her name is Feather. Feather is apparently very famous for choreographing several hit Broadway shows. She also must be pretty hard up for cash if she'd agree to choreograph a snoozer like Braid! But whatever.
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Meg Cabot |
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0371c94
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There really was no advantage, that I could see, in having brothers: they chewed with their mouths open, and ate every single Poppin' Fresh roll before I'd even had one.
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food
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Meg Cabot |
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41d3182
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When in doubt, I always say, wear black. You can never go wrong with black.
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clothes
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Meg Cabot |
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28fe524
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Father Dominic, however is a way better mediator than I am. Well, maybe not better. But different, certainly. See, he really feels that ghosts are best handled with gentle guidance and earnest advice-same as the living. I'm more in favor of a sort of get-to-the-point approach that tends to involve my fists.
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father-dominic
susannah-simon
suze-simon
the-mediator
reunion
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Meg Cabot |
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d74c093
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I am going to start with the sock drawer because that is clearly the most important. You can't really concentrate on anything if your socks aren't right.
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Meg Cabot |
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c1ba0ba
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On the elevator there was a man whose job it is just to work the elevator. He rides in it up and down all day, so the rich people don't have to tire themselves out, pushing all the buttons. I bet he gets carsick. I looked around, but I didn't see any throw-up. They probably take the bucket away when no one is looking.
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Meg Cabot |
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6e3d55b
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I'm going to fall in love with someone else just as soon as I can. I swear. But in the meantime, is it so wrong that I enjoy his company?
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Meg Cabot |
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d48630d
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I understand you love him and UR down/ But that don't mean you gotta be his clown.
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Meg Cabot |
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1272214
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I opened the door and went inside, calling "I'm home!" Except that I wasn't, really. Because home meant something else to me now, and had for quite awhile. And he didn't live there anymore."
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love
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6399d56
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It's only until Mrs. Friedlander gets better And when is THAT going to be? Earth to Mel. Come in, Mel. The woman is in a COMA. Okay? She is COMATOSE. I think some alternative arrangements for the woman's pets need to be made. You are a DOORMAT. A COMATOSE woman is using you as a DOORMAT. The woman has to have some relatives, Mel. FIND THEM.
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Meg Cabot |
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3606a82
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Okay, I don't know if any of you have ever lost consciousness before, so let me just say here real quickly: Don't do it. Really. If you can avoid situations in which you might lose consciousness, please do so. Whatever you do, do not pass out. Trust me. It is not fun. It is not fun at all. Unless, of course, you're guaranteed to wake up having mouth-to-mouth performed on you by a totally hot California lifeguard. Then I say go for it.
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Meg Cabot |
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8aa5a7c
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Lilly asked me if i had to choose between Harrison Ford or George Clooney who would it be, and I said Harrison Ford even though he's so old, but the Harrison Ford from Indiana Jones, not Star Wars, and then Lilly said she'd choose Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan in those Tom Clancy movies, and then Michael goes, Who would you choose, Harrison Ford or Leonardo di Caprio? and we both chose Harrison Ford because Leonardo is so passe,
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Meg Cabot |
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fc75aa9
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I really wished he would go away. Plus a bunch of his computer nerd friends were standing there, staring at me like I was some new kind of pixel or something.
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Meg Cabot |
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3d90222
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What kind of name is Paolo, anyway? I mean, this is America, for Pete's sake! YOUR NAME IS PAUL!!!
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Meg Cabot |
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Okay, big guy," I said, after taking in the view for a minute or two and listening to the soothing pulse of the waves. "Go put on your swim trunks. We're hitting the pool. It's too nice out to stay inside." Jack, as usual, looked as if I'd pinched him rather than suggested a fun day at the pool. "But ?" he cried. "You know I can't swim." "Which is exactly," I said, "why we're going. You're eight years old today. An eight-year-old who can't..
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Meg Cabot |
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We can go in like we were invited. Too bad we didn't bring that bottle of sparkling wine. It would have been a nice hostess gift, to throw them off." Jesse pulled into a space as close as he could get to the house, though we were still going to be soaked as we made our way in. "That's one of the many things I love about you, Susannah," he said. "You're always so polite to the parents of the kids you've unintentionally set up to be murdered...
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Meg Cabot |
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d4b0a2a
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I wasn't about to admit to him that I'd never had a boyfriend. You just don't go around saying things like that to totally hot guys, even if they're dead.
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humor
dead
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Meg Cabot |
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cdc877d
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Thrust into this dingy classroom we die like lampless moths locked into the desolation of fluorescent lights and metal desks. Ten minutes until the bell rings. What use is the quadratic formula in our daily lives? Can we use it to unlock the secrets in the hearts of those we love? Five minutes until the bell rings. Cruel Algebra teacher, won't you let us go?
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Meg Cabot |
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c6bc4c4
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Whatever it is, I cannot seem to pull off something as simple as dinner between the two of us. As you know, my first attempt ended with us eating pizza standing up (and her paying for her own slice). My second attempt was even worse: We spent most of the evening in an animal hospital. And then I very suavely added insult to injury by sexually harassing her on Max Friedlander's aunt's couch. She fled, in romance-novel vernacular, like a star..
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Meg Cabot |
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ea441ab
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It's just that one thing I've learned from all of this is that we don't have very much time here on Earth. So why waste it putting up with other people's crap?
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Meg Cabot |
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3d76d0d
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Only me. It had always only been me. I'd just needed to believe in her. In me.
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self-love
paranatural
paranormal
self-esteem
supernatural
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Meg Cabot |
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710b71b
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I wasn't seeing much of a long-term career in waitressing--which, for a girl who doesn't even like standing up to wash her hair, can be brutal--
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Meg Cabot |
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d4b2433
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How many times do I have to tell you, Amelia? Men are like little woodland creatures. You have to lure them to you with tiny breadcrumbs and soft words of encouragement. You cannot simply whip out a rock and conk them over the head with it.
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men
love
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Meg Cabot |
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8023f0f
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Dopey, in out of his depth, began to look desperate. "Debbie Mancuso," he yelled, "and I are not having sex!" I saw my mom and Andy exchange a quick, bewildered glance. "I should certainly hope not," Doc, Dopey's little brother, said as he breezed past us. "But if you are, Brad, I hope you're using condoms. While a good-quality latex condom has a failure rate of about two percent when used as directed, typically the failure rate averages cl..
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Meg Cabot |
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7e895c0
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Sometime, the only way you can make someone listen is with your fist. This is not a technique espoused, I know by the diagnostic manuals on most therapists' shelves. Then again nobody ever said I was a therapist.
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violence
therapist
listen
therapy
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Meg Cabot |
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a5df092
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It's Important to Try to Make Your Friends Feel Good About Themselves as Often as Possible. Then They'll Like You Better
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Meg Cabot |
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2c0e67f
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We'd be the Joystick Order. Out motto would be High Score for One, Pizza for All.
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humour
joystick
pizza
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Meg Cabot |
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50cea5b
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All those guys on the wrestling team, though - they scare me. And they're so homophobic... well, you can't help wondering about their sexual orientation, I mean they all think I'm gay, but you wouldn't catch me in a pair of tights grabbing some other guys inner thigh.
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sexual-orientation
wrestling
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