Oh, high school and everything. The first day I met you, you were almost crying because those guys were teasing you, and it was just because they thought you were cute. You have attention, that's a given. But I like it, okay? I like to get some attention at school and when we go out. I'm kind of jealous of you, Parker.
Bethany GriffinI hate the word shy. I don't ever use that word. Shy was when I was seven and my one Princess signature got smeared across the pastel yellow page because I dripped tears all over it, because I was afraid and couldn't lift my head no matter how much I wanted to. That's how the shyness works. You want to talk, but you can't. People look at you with scorn. Being ice princess is infinitely better, even if some people think you're a total bitch. A snob. Reserved. Those are choices a person makes, to be reserved, to be quiet, or to be a snob. Shy isn't a choice.
Bethany GriffinShe's made herself so artificial; it's okay to wear next to nothing because we aren't real people any longer.
Bethany GriffinDo the pamphlets follow the mood of the people, or do the pamphlets encourage certain opinions among the masses?
Bethany GriffinTags: polictical
Hours trickle by, and I wilt. The magic isn't here for me tonight. I can't get away from the heavy feeling of being me. I want to blend in, to be someone besides myself, someone who is part of something secret and subversive and exciting.
Bethany GriffinHe thinks I'm going to fall apart. But I won't.
Bethany GriffinAnd I'm falling in love with you," he whispers. "But I would throw you in the water and watch crocodiles tear you to bits, if I thought that doing so would accomplish my goals. Do. Not. Trust. Anyone. Especially me.
Bethany GriffinJust because you don't want to see something doesn't mean that it will go away. Do you think inhumanity doesn't exist if you pretend not to see it? Or maybe get too drunk to understand? We've forgotten the things that make life worthwhile.
Bethany GriffinTags: elliot
I won't cry. When the guilt is this heavy, you can't. It just settles and stays with you, and it's cold.
Bethany GriffinBursts of hope make despair harder to live with.
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