Tracy Bilen > Tracy's Quotes

“Jay: Looks like you misspelled the Treaty of Versailles.
Sara: Yeah, well. My brother's natural ability for languages didn't rub off on me.
Jay: ...I'm not talking about Versailles. I have no idea if you spelled that right. I'm talking about the word 'treaty.”
― Tracy Bilen, What She Left Behind

“And my stupid stupid heart will never stop loving you”
― Tracy Bilen, What She Left Behind

“Sara, we have to go," she whispers, even though my dad isn't there to hear her. She's not crying. She's calm. Matter-of-fact. As if she's asking me whether I want mayo or mustard on my sandwich. Except in secret.”
― Tracy Bilen, What She Left Behind

“Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it's so important that we don't rely on it.”
― Veronica Roth , Divergent

“I'm fine. If he believes it, he`s a moron.”
― Tracy Bilen, What She Left Behind

“No father should have to bury his son.
No daughter should have to do what I've done.”
― Tracy Bilen, What She Left Behind

“...about as noticeable as a hippo in a flower garden.”
― Tracy Bilen, What She Left Behind

“After all, what did Prince Charming know about Cinderella besides her shoe size?”
― Melissa Kantor, If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince?

“Life would be so much simpler if guys were like mood rings, and they changed color when they liked you.”
― Melissa Kantor, Confessions of a Not It Girl

“Because if I have a wicked stepmother and two evil stepsisters, aren't I supposed to get a prince?”
― Melissa Kantor, If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince?

“He made my mom call and tell Maureen I wouldn't be in to see her anymore. He said therapy is a waste of money. He also told her to upgrade the cable service and to order him a subscription to Military History magazine. The he went and bought a new fishing pole for Matt, who is dead.”
― Tracy Bilen, What She Left Behind

“I stared, like always. A tree in the Petrified Forest. I looked down at my hands and feet and ordered them to move, only they wouldn’t.”
― Tracy Bilen, What She Left Behind

“He has the kind of Southern accent that makes you think of melting butter on biscuits, and porch swings.”
― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door

“Maybe if I can just sleep for a hundred years, I'll wake up in a better story.”
― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door

“You have to kiss me," I find myself saying.
"Yeah." He leans closer. "I do.”
― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door

“I like eggs and bacon," George tells me. "But" - his face clouds - "do you know that bacon is" - tears leap to his eyes - "Wilbur?”
― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door

“Do you know how many times I've read "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" to this kid? That is one fucked-up story. How is that a book for babies?”
― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door

“They say you never know what you would do in a hypothetical situation. We’d all like to think we’d be one of the people who gave up their lifejackets and waved a stoic good-bye from the slanting deck of the titanic, someone who jumped in front of a bullet for a stranger, or turned and raced back up the stairs of one of the towers, in search of someone who needed help rather than our own security. But you just don’t know for sure if, when things fall apart, you’ll think safety first, or if safety will be the last thing on your mind.”
― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door

“Um. So ... Are we going to study?"

Jase slides his thumbs behind my ears, rubbing the hollow at their base. He's only inches from my face, still looking into my eyes. "You bet. I'm studying you.”
― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door

“I cannot help but wonder if any parents ever actually schedule in adolescent drama on their day planners. Looks like a slow week, Sarah. I guess I can pencil in your eating disorder.”
― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door

“I sit up, edge over close to my window, and push it open, slipping one leg in, then the next, turning back to Jase. “Come on.”
His smile flashes in the gathering dark as his eyebrows lift, but he climbs carefully in as I lock my bedroom door.
“Be still,” I tell him. “Now I’m going to learn all about you.”
― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door

“I can't help but notice that...well, you're in my life...at our house, with my family, in my world. But am I really in yours?....”
― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door

“Right. Because if you have trouble putting ketchup and mustard on a hot dog, you should totally move on to saving lives.”
― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door

“The worst type of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see--the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it. A section withered and became a scar on the part of your soul that survived. For people like me and Echo, our souls contained more scar tissue than life.”
― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits

“Luke used to give me butterflies. Noah spawned mutant pterodactyls.”
― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits

“Being a writer is a very peculiar sort of a job: it's always you versus a blank sheet of paper (or a blank screen) and quite often the blank piece of paper wins.”
― Neil Gaiman

“My memories are like a shuffled deck of cards, each one coming up at random.”
― Brian James, Life is But a Dream

“Nice is for people we forget.”
― Tiffany Schmidt, Bright Before Sunrise

“What's it like to go looking for your soul, only to learn you never had one to begin with?”
― Barry Lyga, Blood of My Blood

“It was an ugly day.
It was an ugly room.
Except for the body.”
― Barry Lyga, Blood of My Blood