Formerly Shark Girl Quotes

“Interesting that the book used the word define.
That's just what I've been thinking about.
This business of defining who you are
and what you are
and where you are headed-
it's all harder than I thought it would be.
I thought that this stuff
just...
happened,
I thought that life
just happened,
and I guess I thought
I'd drift right along,
like a leaf on a river,
flowing with the current
to wherever the river wanted to go.”
― Kelly Bingham, Formerly Shark Girl

“Pumpkins. That's what we resemble--
pumpkins, in our orange graduation robes.
'This color makes me look so fat,'
Angie says, straightening her cap.
'Why can't our school have decent colors?'

'You're not fat,' Michael says, dressed in shirt and tie.
You're glowing. Like a nuclear pumpkin.
Very attractive, really.”
― Kelly Bingham, Formerly Shark Girl

“Life should come with such a statement.
No Promises.
Just lots of hope.”
― Kelly Bingham , Formerly Shark Girl

“M: Don't go there. Besides, you want to tell me about this prom date? Hmm?

J: He's just a friend. We barely know each other.

M: Nice. The stuff dreams are made of.”
― Kelly Bingham, Formerly Shark Girl

“J: You will not believe what Mom is doing.

M: Ballroom dancing lessons? Hot-air balloon classes?”
― Kelly Bingham, Formerly Shark Girl

“M: Don't go there. Besides, you want to tell me about this prom date? Hmm?

J: He's just a fiend. We barely know each other.

M: Nice, The stuff dreams are made of.”
― Kelly Bingham, Formerly Shark Girl

“We bask in the scent of cinnamon before
Mom puts a scone her plate.
'His name is Rich,' she says.

I select a scone too.
'I like a man with an adjective for a name.”
― Kelly Bingham, Formerly Shark Girl

“Life goes on, and deadlines arrive,
even when it seems the world should stop
out of respect for a shattered self-esteem.”
― Kelly Bingham, Formerly Shark Girl

“But all I can come up with is:
'See you, Mr. Musker.
And Thank you.'

Words that are too small
because there are no words
big enough.”
― Kelly Bingham, Formerly Shark Girl