People I didn't know formed a circle around me, sheltering me from view. They escorted me safely back to our jurta, undetected. They didn't ask for a….

How did I get here How did I end up in the arms of a boy I barely knew but knew I didn't want to lose I wondered what I would have thought of Andrius….

Was it harder to die, or harder to be the one who survived?.

My art teacher had said that if you breathed deeply and imagined something, you could be there. You could see it, feel it. During our standoffs with ….

One day when I was fourteen, I told Charlie that I hated Mother. “Don’t hate her, Jo,” he told me. “Feel sorry for her. She’s not near as smart as yo….

Man, you’re a regular Bonnie Parker.” “A dame that knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up.” Jesse found that hysterical. “Did Willie say that?” ….

You stand for what is right, Lina, without the expectation of gratitude or reward..

My breathing slowed. I shaded her thick chestnut hair resting in a smooth curve against her face, a large bruise blazing across her cheek. I paused, ….

Some things just won’t go away, no matter how hard you scrub..

But wasn't there some sort of rule that said parents had to be smarter than their kids? It didn't seem fair..

Let me tell you something 'bout these rich Uptown folk," said Cokie. "They got everything that money can buy, their bank accounts are fat, but they a….

Somehow I had to turn the salted peanuts in the cigar box into petits fours..

My sister and brother are both writers as well. We are constantly discussing story and plot lines. And I love to discuss story ideas with my husband..

I stared at the enormous homes, the landscaping and flower beds immaculate. It was as if dollar bills, instead of leaves, hung from the trees..

Willie said normal was boring and that I should be grateful that I had a touch of spice. She said no one cared about boring people, and when they die….

What do you do with all this bank, Josie? Be a lot easier if you just lifted your skirt.” “The only reason I’d lift my skirt is to pull out my pistol….

I wasn't certain of anything anymore, except that New Orleans was a faithless friend and I wanted to leave her..

Sometimes there is such beauty in awkwardness. There's love and emotion trying to express itself, but at the time, it just ends up being awkward..

We'd been trying to touch the sky from the bottom of the ocean. I realized that if we boosted one another, maybe we'd get a little closer..

You like me, Josie Moraine. You just don't know it yet..

I planted a seed of hatred in my heart. I swore it would grow to be a massive tree whose roots would strangle them all..