“Every girl was once a prinsess”

“Just once, she'd like to be the exciting one, the girl somebody wanted.”

“Pippa's laugh is bitter, tinged with tears. 'Ha! Why do girls think being beautiful will solve every problem? Being beautiful just creates problems. It's a misery. I wish I were someone else.”

“Harold Brodie is a louse and a lothario who cheats at cards and has a different girl in his rumble seat every week. That coupe of his is pos-i-tute-ly a petting palace. And he’s a terrible kisser to boot.” Evie’s parents stared in stunned silence. “Or so I’ve heard.”

“There are no girl books. There are no boy books. There are just books.”

“She bestowed the blessing of a wild girl's lips.”

“You're quite tall.' Just what a girl wants to be reminded of.”