“Not the prettiest girl in the world, maybe, but cute and quick and fun to have around.”
“So I rushed past the pretty girls, and the prettiest girls in the world live in Des Moines.”
“Happy girls are the prettiest”
“Cecily is the sweetest, dearest, prettiest girl in the whole world. And I don't care twopence about social possibilities.”
“You can’t blame a fella for kissing the prettiest girl in New York, can you, sister?” Sam’s grin was anything but apologetic. Evie brought up her knee quickly and decisively, and he dropped to the floor like a grain sack. “You can’t blame a girl for her quick reflexes now, can you, pal?”
“Me? I'm just a literary girl gone wrong. Slow with the tongue. Quick with the pen. Undeniably cute. But, on the whole, ill-equipped for the privilege of living.”