Chatting over coffee always made her feel like she was trying to cut a cake with a hammer.
The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood
Category: Quotes
He didn’t have to say anything like Let’s hang out, for by this time they were already friends.
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
When it’s just known
Everyone—even an ugly oyster—has power and beauty inside. But sometimes they keep it a secret. And sometimes it takes patience to find it.
It’s not like it’s a secret by Misa Sugiura
Secrets found
My phone is one of those crushes that sucks up every ounce of energy and gives nothing back. Pretty sure I’ve had a couple of those. I can’t remember the names, but I can feel the scars.
Siri, Who Am I? By Sam Tschida
Crushes and scars
They come for us in the night and shoot my father through the skull.
Hunted by the sky by Tanaz Bhathena
Tanaz starts off with a bang
I wish I’d packed something more nightclub appropriate before I left LA, but I didn’t know I’d be impersonating a rich socialite to get into a club.
Heiress Apparently by Diana Ma
Pack for everything
Human dilemma
Harold could no longer pass a stranger without acknowledging the truth that everyone was the same, and also unique; and that this was the dilemma of being human.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
“When I was young, I looked at people our age and I assumed my life was sorted out. It never occurred to me that when I got to sixty- three I’d be in the most appalling mess.”
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
You’re never truly sorted out
Mimi asks a thousand questions a minute. I think it’s because she’s American, and American children are unnecessarily carefree and independent.
A Thousand Questions by Saadia Faruqi
American perception
It’s probably a good thing that we were interrupted before we did anything stupid, I think. He’s got a girlfriend, and I’m in the middle of a nervous breakdown and dating half the town.
10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston