Meg Medina > Meg's Quotes

“Mami says feelings are tricky, because sometimes they get disguised.”
― Meg Medina, Merci Suárez Changes Gears

“...popular is even weirder. Turns out, it's not the same thing as having friends at all" -Merci”
― Meg Medina, Merci Suárez Changes Gears

“Cruz has never been my favorite person, I'll give you that. But an enemy? There's no sense i having those if we can help it" -Papi”
― Meg Medina, Merci Suárez Changes Gears

“I don't know what is going to happen next year, no one does. But that's OK.
I can handle it, I decide. It's just a harder gear, and I am ready. All I have to do is take a deep breath and ride.”
― Meg Medina, Merci Suárez Changes Gears

“I’ve been thinking lately that growing up is like walking through glass doors that only open one way — you can see where you came from but can’t go back. That’s how it is for me, anyway.”
― Meg Medina, Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass

“Everything vanishes eventually. Civilizations, species, people. That doesn’t mean they don't have value while they exist…Live in the moment. That’s the whole point.”
― Meg Medina, Merci Suárez Can't Dance

“I am frightened, too,' he says. 'We all are. But we are the Suarez family, Merci. We are strong enough to face this together.”
― Meg Medina, Merci Suárez Changes Gears

“I know you and Roli are smart enough to be here — more than smart enough. But we don’t pay for tuition like most of the other families. So the value you add to the school has to come from you, because it’s not coming from our wallets.” “That’s not fair,” I say. “Maybe not. But I still think it’s worth it. Your education will open doors later, Merci, believe me. I just don’t want you to blow it.”
― Meg Medina, Merci Suárez Changes Gears

“When you fall and hurt yourself, it takes a few days for the scrape to heal or the bruise to disappear. Maybe it’s the same with friend fights.”
― Meg Medina, Merci Suárez Can't Dance

“All of my feelings are so confused. Thank you and I love you and I’m sorry – all of them harden in my chest, and the words just can’t get out.”
― Meg Medina, Merci Suárez Can't Dance

“I let the whole Merci open herself up to Seaward Pines, even this special once-in-a-while dancing one, who’s inside me, too.”
― Meg Medina, Merci Suárez Can't Dance