Janie Face to Face Quotes

“Her laughter began low and quiet then rose in pitch and flickered all over the room, like blood splatter.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“Summer. That long lovely world of slow days and late nights, warm air and friendly sun.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“At the church, Brian took charge of Frank, handling him as well as any medic, keeping the extra parents of the bride happy.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“We don’t know what to do about Eve. She hasn’t called and isn’t here.” Janie could not worry about Eve, who would do the best she could.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“The Harbor was a plain brick building, undistinguished and solid.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“He got out in a middle-aged kind of way, locked the car, and ambled along.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“Her father drove up and down car aisles, looking for a good slot. Who cared about a good slot? Just park the car already!”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“Stop being picky!” yelled Mandy. “You’re down to twelve minutes and you still have to swipe your credit card!”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“By noon the next day, she had pulled off three more ATM events.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“Michael was using a laptop computer in desktop fashion.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“She had read a million times that you could not make your boyfriend into something else, so fine—Kathleen would make herself into something else.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“And Charlotte!” said Mrs. Shields in tones of disgust. “Who even knew there was a town called Charlotte?”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“Rents were high, according to the ads in real estate agents’ windows, but not killer high.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“You mean I can’t chain him to the bumper of my truck and drag him through the city?”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“Brendan wanted to chain the guy to the bumper of a truck and drive down the thruway for a hundred miles.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“She could eat a salad without worrying about diarrhea.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“It’s such a good meal tonight. Lemon chicken, carrot-raisin salad, orzo, broccoli, a nice dinner roll, and chocolate pudding.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“He would have said Stephen was a sort of human tire iron;”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“Did he think Brendan planned to snatch the laptop and throw it down a crevasse in a glacier?”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“Reeve loved that Janie would make the plans. She’d make a list, he’d follow it, that would be that.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“I stalked you. Don’t be mad.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“I never heard of the person on this return address. Calvin Vinesett. What a name. He’s probably selling something, like all our other mail is. The expensive envelope is a sales trick.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“And it isn’t creepy. It’s romantic.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“Her eye was caught by a pile of red hair on the seat next to her. She had forgotten about the stupid little girl. She could not remember what her plans had been. What was she supposed to do with this burden?”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“Her name was Janie and she loved her shoes and she loved her doggy back home and basically she loved everything. Hannah quickly tired of this kid’s happiness.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“She and Reeve texted all the time, and she followed his Facebook page.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“Michael took pictures of everybody. “We’ll want to remember this,” he told Janie.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face

“Michael sat down next to her. She was too startled to be polite. “Michael! What are you doing here? Where did you come from?”
― Caroline B. Cooney, Janie Face to Face