Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider: Scorpia
“All you had to do was smile and wear the right clothes, and everyone would think you were special.”
From Joelle Charbonneau's Time Bomb
“Dewey Kerrigan sits on the concrete front steps of Mrs. Kovak’s house in St. Louis, waiting for her father.”
From Ellen Klages’ The Green Glass Sea
“My Mother was raised on fairy tales, but I was raised on highways.”
From Melissa Albert's The Hazel Wood
“Dear Friend, I am writing to you because she said you listen and understand and didn’t try to sleep with that person at that party even though you could have.”
From Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“We only have a few hours, so listen carefully.”
From Rick Riordan's Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid.