After that, I felt like I had two lives. There was the me I had been before the attack, the one people knew and wanted to relate to. The one people wanted to comfort and fix. And there was another me, a hidden me that no one ever saw. There was a me who had tasted death. That me knew things others people didn't know.
Maureen JohnsonYou'd been petting a stuffed dog?' she said 'A dead one?'
'It was a really well stuffed dog' I clarified. 'I have seen some bad taxidermy. This was top-notch work. It would have fooled anyone.
when something happens to me - good, bad, boring it doesn't matter - I have to tell someone to make it count. There's no point in anything happening if you can't talk about it.
Maureen JohnsonAnd I think something is beautiful if it reveals something important about what it means to be alive.
Maureen JohnsonI had always liked him, but it never occurred to me to like him, like him.
Maureen JohnsonYou have to imagine your way through. Never say something can't be done, even if it's weird.
Maureen JohnsonThe best part, without any question, was the tie. I’ve always liked ties, but it seemed like too much of a Statement to wear them.
Maureen JohnsonBack at home, people would have been weeping and doing a lot of very public group hugs. At Wexford, some people just aggressively pretended nothing was happening.
Maureen JohnsonSometimes people graduate but they don't leave. They hang around for years, for no reason. I would think of ghosts like that, I decided.
Maureen JohnsonTags: college ghosts letting-go alumni
Avery had sixth and seventh and eighth senses and could tell more from the way someone stood or said "see you later" than Mel could if she stole the person's diary and read it cover to cover.
Maureen JohnsonTags: friendship diary
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