“Isabella, you miss the essence of a boy. That’s all.”
“No,” Isabella said. “I’ve been out to eat with boys who were my boyfriend, but that’s not dating. That’s just parallel eating.”
“Bribes and boy bands. That’s all you need to be a babysitter.”
“I've never been on a date before," Isabella said to Mary as she got ready that night. "You've been on plenty of dates," Mary said. "No," Isabella said. "I've been out to eat with boys who were my boyfriend, but that's not dating. That's just parelle eating.”
“That’s your problem, Char. You’re friends with all these boys . . .”
“Sin, in the Greek, means missing the mark. An archery term. That’s all it is. That which has kept you from God.”