“He seemed to be having a staring contest with one of the candles”

“I think the correct term for this was ‘pissing contest’, and though I was flattered, I didn’t have time for it.”

“He was never one to care whether a person was popular or not. Exhibit A … me.”

“He had a matching bandage on his head. We looked like two idiots who’d decided to have a head-butting competition”

“That's my brother," I said. "Saving the world, one girl at a time.”

“The dumbass?' Justin asked.'Yes, you're not the only one in town. Who knew?”

“Last Year Clare would have a lot to say to This Year Clare if she could have peeked into the future and seen me in Kendra Kiger's house. She'd probably slap me upside the head and say some variation of "Hey, Future Clare, wtf?”