But you can’t live your life worried about dying all the time. If you do, you’re dead already. Jennifer Echols More Quotes by Jennifer Echols More Quotes From Jennifer Echols Your lot in life? A lot is something you draw, like straws. It's chance. You didn't get this life by chance. You chose it on purpose. If you're dissatisfied from it, you can change it. Jennifer Echols chancepurposelife I mean, even in these snow pants,check out my ass. Jennifer Echols pantssnowmean Yes, I was good at reading people. I studied them so I could put them in my novels. Jennifer Echols novelreadingpeople Sarcasm was a weapon for children. Jennifer Echols sarcasmweaponschildren It was better that we never apologized to each other. Then we'd be admitting that we were wrong and we owed each other something. That's where people got into trouble. Jennifer Echols admittingtroublepeople The TV said you should ignore bullies and they would stop harassing you. In practice this worked about half the time. The other half, you ended up with two tall boys shadowing you through a trailer park, their fingers taking little nips at your clothes, like dogs. Jennifer Echols practicedogboys When something awful happens, sometimes people get stuck. Jennifer Echols awfulsometimespeople My mistake was assuming that when I got to college, people would not be such assholes. Jennifer Echols collegemistakepeople The nurse knocked softly on the door of the examining room and wheeled in a shiny silver tray displaying neatly arranged instruments of torture. Jennifer Echols nursedoorsrooms Boys are two years behind girls in maturity level. Jennifer Echols maturitygirlboys No. I just don't want to be a detective. They figure out what happened after the fact, when it's too late. I want to prevent it from happening. Jennifer Echols detectiveswanttoo-late That is the way convince people. Or change them and prevent them from hurting whether themselves and others. Art is the most effective form of communication. Jennifer Echols communicationhurtart Or that I couldn't stand to watch anything bad happen to you, because it was like it was happening to me too. Is that love? Jennifer Echols happeningshappenswatches But you are right, being stupid is not illegal. Otherwise half this town would be behind bars. Jennifer Echols barsstupidwould-be It's easier to remember your lies if they're close to the truth. Jennifer Echols easierrememberlying Love isn’t something you have to deserve. Jennifer Echols deservelove-is How did we get to this place where we had to be tough all the time and never said how much we loved each other? Jennifer Echols toughsaid
