Blended Quotes

“Chocolate family meets vanilla family in the artificial reality that is a mall. Caramel daughter caught helplessly between the two.”
― Sharon M. Draper, Blended

“We were no longer a whole, but three separate pieces. A mom. A dad. A kid sliced in half. Actually, that made us four pieces—’cause I have to be two people: Mom’s Izzy and Dad’s Isabella.”
― Sharon M. Draper, Blended

“I can create any musical combination of sounds on my piano. That’s my superpower.”
― Sharon M. Draper, Blended

“When I play, I don’t pay attention to the individual notes. The notes become the melody. The melody becomes the rhythm. The rhythm is the harmony. Whether I play the blues or boogies, concertos or cantatas, I forget about me. I’m Bach. I’m Beethoven. I’m B.B. King. And the music is me. I’m a three-year-old in Italy, running though a field of daisies. I’m a turquoise-backed African sunbird, soaring over the desert savanna. The music slips out and shines like gold. I’m a tiger running through the jungle, strong and powerful. I’m a panther, dark and mysterious. I am so strong. I am in complete control of this world. Chords. Arpeggios. Cadenzas. Sharps and flats. Major chords. Minor scales. Harmony.”
― Sharon M. Draper, Blended

“The doors of Target opened with a welcoming swoosh, and I was instantly distracted. Yeah. Target does that to me. I feel at home. They've got stuff I need. Stuff I don't need. Stuff I didn't even know I wanted. Neatly placed and waiting for me. I love that place.”
― Sharon M. Draper, Blended

“churches”
― Sharon M. Draper, Blended

“she’ll freak when she sees you!”
― Sharon M. Draper, Blended

“Sonatina in C Major, op. 36, no. 1.”
― Sharon M. Draper, Blended

“IT’S FUNNY—WHEN Dad was in California, Mom’s house was where I lived. It was home. But now I don’t really feel like I have a home—it’s more like I live at Dad’s place. Or Mom’s place. I never say “I’m going home” anymore. It’s “I’m going to my mom’s.” Or “I’m going to my dad’s.” Going. Not staying. Actually, it’s not funny at all.”
― Sharon M. Draper, Blended

“churches were bombed, houses were burned, people were lynched.”
― Sharon M. Draper, Blended