Apparently the complete works of Shakespeare packed quite a wallop. To think, my mother said I'd never find use for an English degree. Ha! I'd like to see her knock someone silly with an apron and a cookie press. Rachel Vincent More Quotes by Rachel Vincent More Quotes From Rachel Vincent I’m confiscating your hair dryer—you’ve fried your brain. Rachel Vincent hair-dryersbrainhair Wouldn't you be mad if I told you to give up on someone you cared about? Just... hand her over to someone who doesn't even deserve her?" Tod gave me a strange, sad look I couldn't interpret, and the blues in his irises shifted subtly for a moment before he got control of them. "Yeah. I guess I would. Rachel Vincent madgiving-uphands “The three of you are enough to drive a mara mad. 'She can wear my shirt,’" she growled in imitation of Nash."No, she can wear my shirt," she said switching to Tod's smoother tone.Then Sabine took off down the hall without a glance at any of us."I have a spare. Come on, Kaylee, before I choke on testosterone and melodrama.†Rachel Vincent tonemadthree So don't. Come hang out with me at work. We can play naughty dress up with the hospital gowns and rearrange the supply closets. Rachel Vincent naughtydressesplay It's suspiciously quiet in here, and there's a Tod shaped dent in the bean bag. For the sake of both my sanity and my temper, I'm going to pretend I can't tell that you're in his lap, so could you pretend that this is still my house and you are still my daughter, and I'm within my parental rights to kick your boyfriend out after 11:00 p.m.? Rachel Vincent daughterrightshouse My shirt got torn in a fight. Yours evidently has a fast-release tab. Rachel Vincent releaseshirtsfighting But my hands are in the right place." "Heart," I corrected. "Your heart's in the right place." "Yeah, but my hands are in an even better place." And so they were. Rachel Vincent yeahhearthands If Eastlake High School were the universe, I would be one of the moons circling Planet Emma, constantly hidden by her shadow, and glad to be there. Nash Hudson would be one of the stars: too bright to look at, too hot to touch and at the center of his own solar system. Rachel Vincent starsmoonschool Sneak out." He shrugged, as if that should have been a no-brainer. But that was easy for him to say. He was dead. What else could they do to him, take away his birthday? Rachel Vincent kayleeshould-haveeasy We haven’t met… I’m Kori Daniels. If you don’t get that gun out of my face, I’m gonna take it, then I’m gonna break your jaw so I can unhinge it and shove your pistol down your throat. That way the bullet goes through the long way. Rachel Vincent pistolsgunlong Dad, I can count the number of normal school days I've had this year on one hand. Rachel Vincent dadhandsschool Bold. Risky. Dramatic. I approve. Rachel Vincent dramatic Hey." Tod squeezed my hand to draw me out of my thoughts. "I think death looks good on you. Rachel Vincent handslooksthinking But if there was a protocol for how to say goodbye to your newly ex-boyfriend's brother, right after you kissed him and probably sent your ex into the arms of his willing ex-girlfriend, I didn't know what it was. Rachel Vincent girlfriendbrothergoodbye Wow. What would you do if I said I was angry?' 'I would make fire rain from the heavens to smite your enemies with the flames of our shared rage. Rachel Vincent flamesfirerain If this had ever happened before, it couldn't be happening now. That's what they mean by 'once in a lifetime'. Rachel Vincent once-in-a-lifetimehappenedmean Congratulations. Your official super-nerd badge is in the mail. Rachel Vincent nerdcongratulationsmail I’d learned that my mother was a badass in disguise. She was Van Helsing in an apron and heels, and—at least for the time being—I couldn’t think of a single thing cooler than that. Rachel Vincent badassmotherthinking And the council doesn’t recognize any kind of temporary insanity defense. Which was a real shame, because most of the councilmen had considered me crazy for most of my life. Rachel Vincent temporary-insanitycrazyreal I fell into that kiss like Alice into Wonderland, headfirst and flailing, heart pounding the whole time. The world spun around me and still I fell, and I only crashed down to earth again when someone called my name. Rachel Vincent kissingnamesheart