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"People who live in the past are generally afraid to compete in the present."
-Sparky Anderson

"The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give."
-Sparky Anderson

"I cannot get rid of the hurt from losing, but after the last out of every loss, I must accept that there will be a tomorrow. In fact, it's more than there'll be tomorrow, it's that I want there to be tomorrow. That's the big difference, I want tomorrow to come."
-Sparky Anderson

One day justice will come and find you
And I'll be right there in your memory to remind you
-"Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You?" by Kellie Pickler

Long were the nights when my days once revolved around you
Counting my footsteps, praying the floor won't fall through again
And my mother accused me of losing my mind
But I swore I was fine
You pain me a blue sky and go back and turn it to rain
And I lived in your chess game,
But you changed the rules everyday
Wondering which version of you I might get on the phone tonight
Well, I stopped picking up and this song is to let you know why
Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone
Don't think I was too young to be messed with?
The girl in the dress cried the whole way home
I shouldn't known
Well, maybe it's just me and my blind optimism to blame
Or maybe it's you and your sick need to give love, then take it away
And you'll at my name to your lost list of traitors who don't understand
And I'll look back and regret how I ignored
When they said run as fast as you can
... Dear John, I see it all now, it was wrong
Don't you think nineteen's too young to be played with?
Your dark twisted games when I loved you so
I should've known
You are an expert at sorry and keeping lines blurry
Never impressed me by acing your tests
All the girls that you've run dry have tired, lifeless eyes
'Cause you've burnt them out
But I took your matches before fire could catch me
So don't look now
I'm shining like fireworks over
Your sad, empty town
-"Dear John" by Taylor Swift

The story starts when it was hot and summer
And I had it all, I had him right where I wanted him
She came along, got him alone, and let's hear the applause
She took him faster than you can say sabotage
I never saw it coming, I wouldn't have suspected it
I underestimated just who I was dealing with
She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum
She underestimated just who she was stealing from
She's not a saint, and she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
Better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't make you many friends
She should keep in mind, she should keep in mind
There's nothing I do better than revenge, ha,
She lives her life like it's a party and she's on the list
She looks at me like I'm a trend and she's so over it
I think her ever present frown is a little troubling,
She thinks I'm psycho 'cause I like to rhyme he name with things but
Sophistication isn't what you wear or who you know
Or pushing people down to get you where you wanna go
Oh, they didn't teach you that in prep school, so it's up to me
But no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity,
I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at, honey
You might have him, but haven't you heard?
I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at, honey
You might have him, but I always get the last word
-"Better Than Revenge" by Taylor Swift

We caught onto something, I hold onto the night
You looked me in the eye and told me you loved me
Were you kidding?
... And you flash back to when he said forever and always ...
So here's to everything, coming down to nothing
Here's to the silence that cuts me to the core
-"Forever and Always" by Taylor Swift

I'm not a princess
This ain't a fairy tale
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet
Lead her up the stairwell
This ain't Hollywood,
This is a small town
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
Now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around
... 'Cause I'm not your princess
This ain't a fairytale
I'm gonna find someone, someday
Who might actually treat me well
This is a big world, that was a small town
There in my rear-view mirror disappearing now
And it's too late for you and your white horse,
Now it's too late for you and your white horse,
To catch me now
-"White Horse" by Taylor Swift

He is sensible and so incredible
And all my single friends are jealous
He says everything I need to hear,
And it's like I couldn't ask for better
He opens up my door and I get into his car
And he says, you look beautiful tonight
And I feel perfectly fine
But I've been screamin' and fightin'
And kissin' in the rain,
And it's 2 a.m. and I'm cursin' your name
You're so in love that you act insane
And that's the way I loved you
Breakin' down and comin' undone
It's a roller-coaster kinda rush
And I never knew I could feel that much
And that's the way I loved you
He respects my space and never makes me wait
And he calls exactly when he says he will
He's close to my mother
Talks business with my father
He's charming and endearing, and I'm comfortable
... he can't see the smile I'm fakin'
And my heart's not breakin'
'Cause I'm not feelin' anything at all
And you were wild and crazy
Just so frustrating,
Intoxicating, complicated
-"The Way I Loved You" by Taylor Swift

I took a chance, I took a shot
And you might think I'm bulletproof,
But I'm not
You took a swing, I took it hard
And down here from the ground,
I see who you are
... And here's to you and your temper
Yes, I remember what you said last night
And I know that you see what you're doing to me
Tell me, why?
You could write a book on how
To ruin someone's perfect day
Well, I get so confused and frustrated
Forget what I'm trying to say, oh
... I take a step back, let you go
I told you I'm not bulletproof
Now, you know
-"Tell Me Why" by Taylor Swift

You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard
Calling me out when I'm wounded
You, pickin' on the weaker man,
Well you can take me down,
With just one single blow,
But you don't know, what you don't know
Someday, I'll be living in a big old city,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
-"Mean" by Taylor Swift

Who you are is not what you did
You're still an innocent
-"Innocent" by Taylor Swift

"Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead."
-Ben Franklin

Made a wrong turn, once or twice
Dug my way out, blood and fire
Bad decisions, that's all right
Welcome to my silly life
Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood
Miss 'No way, it's all good', it didn't slow me down
Mistaken, always second guessing
Underestimated
Look, I'm still around
-"Perfect" by Pink

in your life you'll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team ...

In your life
You'll do things greater than
Dating the boy on the football team,
I didn't know it at fifteen
When all you wanted was to be wanted
Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now
Back then I swore I was gone marry him someday,
But I realized some bigger dreams of mine
Abigail gave everything she had
To a boy who changed his mind
And we both cried ...
I've found time can heal most anything
And you might just find who you're supposed to be
I didn't know who I was supposed to be
-"Fifteen" by Taylor Swift

"When she shall die, take him and cut him out in the little stars and he will make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with the night and pay no worship to the garish sun."
-from Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare

"People inscribe their histories, beliefs, attitudes, desires and dreams in the images they make."
-Robert Hughes

We were best friends, now we don't even talk
You broke my heart
Ripped my world apart
Didn't you know how much I loved you?
Didn't you know how much I loved you, baby?
I gave you everything, every part of me
Didn't you feel it when I touched you
Didn't I rock you when I loved you, baby?
Baby, tell me
Didn't you know how much I loved you? ...
From wanting you back to not giving a damn
I've felt it all
I've been to the wall
-"Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You?" by Kellie Pickler

Take my hand
Break my stride
Make me smile
For every time I've cried
Hold my heart
In the palm of your hand
Don't listen to it breaking,
Just listen to the band ...
My hands are tied
My head is reeling
My eyes have cried a million tears
From wishing you were here
-"A Million Tears" by Kasey Chambers

"Haven't you heard? I'm the crazy bitch around here."
-Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl (Season 1, Episode 18, "Much I Do About Nothing")

where your treasure is, there will your heart be also

"So -- so -- they -- er -- they -- er -- they actually exist, do they -- er -- dementy-whatsits?"
"But what ARE dementoids?"
"These demembers guard some weirdos' prison?"
-that would be none other than Vernon Dursley in with the big picture on the Dementors of Azkaban, from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Year 5) by J.K. Rowling

"Harry descended the stairs, very conscious of everybody still staring at him, stowing his wand into the back pocket of his jeans as he came. 'Don't put your wand there, boy!' roared Moody. 'What if it ignited? Better wizards than you have lost a buttocks, you know!' 'Who d'you know who's lost a buttock?' the violet-haired woman asked Mad-Eye interestedly."
-from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Year 5) by J.K. Rowling

"Ah well ... wand still in your jeans? Both buttocks still on? Okay, let's go."
-from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Year 5) by J.K. Rowling

"'My mother didn't have a heart, Kreacher,' Sirius snapped. 'She kept herself alive out of pure spite.'"
-from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Year 5) by J.K. Rowling

"'I don't believe it! I don't believe it! Oh, Ron, how wonderful! A prefect! That's everyone in the family!' 'What are Fred and I, next-door neighbors?' said George indignantly as his mother pushed him aside and flung her arms around her youngest son."
-from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Year 5) by J.K. Rowling

"About You-Know-Who. He said, 'His gift for spreading discord and enmity is very great. We can fight it only by showing an equally strong bond of friendship and trust.'"
-from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Year 5) by J.K. Rowling

"'Fair point, little bro,' said Fred, scanning the column. 'You can have a bit of Nosebleed Nougat cheap if you like.' 'Why's it cheap?' said Ron suspiciously. 'Because you'll keep bleeding till you shrivel up, we haven't got an antidote yet,' said George."
-from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Year 5) by J.K. Rowling

"'Not messing about, Molly dear,' said Mr. Weasley imploringly. 'It was just -- just something Pye and I thought we'd try -- only, most unfortunate -- well, with these particular kinds of wounds -- it doesn't seem to work as well as we'd hoped --' 'Meaning?' 'Well ... well, I don't know whether you know what -- what stitches are?' 'It sounds as though you've been trying to sew your skin back together,' said Mrs. Weasley with that snort of mirthless laughter, 'but even you, Arthur, wouldn't be that stupid --' 'I fancy a cup of tea too,' said Harry, jumping to his feet. Hermione, Ron, and Ginny almost sprinted to the door with him. As it swung behind them, they heard Mrs. Weasley shriek, 'WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THAT'S THE GENERAL IDEA?'"
-from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Year 5) by J.K. Rowling

"'I'm not saying what she did was sensible,' said Hermione, as Ginny jointed them, just as muddy as Ron and looking equally disgruntled. 'I'm just trying to make you see how she was feeling at the moment.' 'You should write a book,' Ron told Hermione as he cut up his potatoes, 'translating mad things girls do so boys can understand them.'"
-from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Year 5) by J.K. Rowling

"The teachers were, of course, forbidden from mentioning the [Quibbler] interview by Educational Decree Number Twenty-six, but they found ways to express their feelings about it all the same. Professor Sprout awarded Gryffindor twenty points when Harry passed her a watering can; a beaming Professor Flitwick pressed a box of squeaking sugar mice on hil at the end of Charms, said 'Shh!' and hurried away; and Professor Trelawney broke into hysterical sobs during Divination and announced to the startled class, and a very disapproving Umbridge, that Harry was not going to suffer an early death after all, but would live to a ripe old age, become Minister of Magic, and have twelve children."
-from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Year 5) by J.K. Rowling

"'I cared about you too much,' said Dumbledore simply. 'I cared more for your happiness than your knowing the truth, more for you peace of mind than my plan, more for your life than the lives tha might be lost if the plan failed. In other words, I acted exactly as Voldemort expects we fools who love to act. Is there a defense? I defy anyone who has watched you as I have -- and I have watched you more closely than you can have imagined -- not want to save you more pain than you had already suffered. What did I care if numbers of nameless and faceless people and creatures were slaughtered in the vague future, if in the here and now you were alive, and well, and happy? I never dreamed that I would have such a person on my hands."
-from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Year 5) by J.K. Rowling

"'I don't mean to be rude --' he [Mr. Dursley] began, in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.' '--yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often,' Dumbledore finished the sentence gravely. 'Best to say nothing at all, my dear man.'"
-from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Year 6) by J.K. Rowling

"'I would assume that you were going to offer me refreshment,' Dumbledore said to Uncle Vernon, 'but the evidence so far suggests that that would be optimistic to the point of foolishness.' A third twitch of the wand, and a dusty bottle and five glasses appeared in midair. The bottle tipped and poured a generous measure of honey-colored liquid into each of the glasses, which floated to each person in the room. 'Madam Rosmerta's finest oak-matured mead,' said Dumbeldore, raising his glass to Harry, who caught ahold of his and sipped. He had never tasted anything like it before, but enjoyed it immensely. The Dursleys, after quick, scared looks at one another, tried to ignore their glasses completely, a difficult feat, as they were nudging them gently on the sides of their heads. harry could not suppress a suspicion that Dumbledore was rather enjoying himself.'"
-from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Year 6) by J.K. Rowling

"'The Inferius is a corpse that has been reanimated by a Dark wizard's spells. It is not alive, it is merely used like a puppet to do the wizard's bidding. A ghost, as I trust you are all aware by now, is the imprint of a departed soul left on the earth ... and of course, as Potter so wisely tells us, transparent.' 'Well, what Harry said is the most useful if we're trying to tell them apart!' said Ron. 'When we come face-to-face with one down a dark alley, we're going to be having a shufti to see if it's solid, aren't we, were're not going to be asking, 'Excuse me, are you the imprint of a departed soul?'"
-from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Year 6) by J.K. Rowling
(A shufti, according to Yahoo, is British slang for "look" derived from Arabic.)

"Voldemort himself created his worst enemy, just as tyrants everywhere do! Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back! Voldemort is no different! Always he was on the lookout for the one who would challenge him. He heard the prophecy and he leapt into action, with the result that he not only handpicked the man most likely to finish him, he handed him uniquely deadly weapons!"
-from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Year 6) by J.K. Rowling

"It gave him an odd, empty feeling to remember those times; it was like remembering a younger brother whom he had lost."
-from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Year 7) by J.K. Rowling

"'A Horcrux is the complete opposite of a human being.' Seeing that Harry and Ron looked thoroughly confused, Hermione hurried on. 'Look, if I picked up a sword right now, Ron, and ran you through with it, I wouldn't damage your soul at all. ' 'Which would be a real comfort to me, I'm sure,' said Ron. Harry laughed. 'It should be, actually! But my point is that whatever happens to your body, your soul will survive untouched,' said Hermione. 'But it's the other way round with a Horcrux. The fragment of a soul inside it depends on its container, its enchanted body for survival. It can't exist without it.'"
-from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Year 7) by J.K. Rowling

"Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
-from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Year 7) by J.K. Rowling

"'Sorry, I just think it's a bit spookier if it's midnight!' said Ron. 'Yeah, because we really need a bit more fear in our lives,' said Harry before he could stop himself."
-from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Year 7) by J.K. Rowling

"But it was as though a curtain fell on a lit stage: All his excitement, all his hope and happiness were extinguished at a stroke, and he stood alone in the darkness, and the glorious spell was broken."
-from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Year 7) by J.K. Rowling

"'Only the difference between truth and lies, courage and cowardice,' said Professor McGonagall, who had turned pale, 'a different, in short, which you and your sister seem unable to appreciate. But let me make one thing very clear. You are not going to pass off your many ineptitudes on the students of Hogwarts. I shall not permit it.'"
-from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Year 7) by J.K. Rowling

"Of course it's happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?"
-from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Year 7) by J.K. Rowling

She's all laid up in bed with a broken heart
While I'm drinking Jack all alone in my local bar
And we don't know how we got into this mad situation
Only doing things out of frustration
Trying to make it work, but man, these times are hard
She needs me now, but I can't seem to find the time
I've got a new job now in the unemployment line
And we don't know how we got into this mess
It's a God's test
Someone help us cause we're doing our best
Trying to make it work but man these times are hard
But we're gonna start by drinking old cheap bottles of wine
Shit-talking, up all night,
Saying things we haven't for awhile, awhile yeah
We're smiling but we're close to tears
Even after all these years,
We just now got the feeling that we're meeting
For the first time
-"For the First Time" by the Script

Your lipstick stains
On the front lobe of my left side brain
I knew I wouldn't forget you,
So then I went and let you blow my mind
Your sweet moonbeam
The smell of you in every single dream I dream
I knew when we collided,
You're the one, I have decided,
Who's one of my kind
Hey soul sister,
Ain't that mister mister on the radio, stereo
The way you move ain't fair you know
Hey soul sister,
I don't want to miss a single thing you do tonight
Hey, hey, hey,
Just in time, I'm so glad you have a one-track mind like me
You gave my life direction
A game show love connection
We can't deny
-"Hey, Soul Sister" by Train

never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain

The first of two updates today, broken apart due to limits in tagging characters ...

In a book, in a box, in the closet
In a line in a song I once heard
In a moment on a front porch late one June
In a breath inside a whisper, beneath the moon
There it was at the tips of my fingers
There it was at the tip of my tongue
There you were and I had never been that far
There it was the whole world wrapped inside my arms
-"The Words I Couldn't Say" by Leighton Meester (Rascal Flatts have also done this song)

"Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world."
-from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Year 2) by J.K. Rowling

"'That'd be a cheerful visit,' said Ron. 'Hello, Hagrid. Tell us, haveyou been setting anything mad and hairy loose in the castle lately?'"
-from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Year 2) by J.K. Rowling

"What have I always told you? Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain."
-from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Year 2) by J.K. Rowling

"'It only put me in Gryffindor,' said Harry in a defeated voice, 'because I asked not to go in Slytherin.' 'Exactly,' said Dumbledore, beaming once more. 'Which makes you very different from Tom Riddle. It is our choice, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.'"
-from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Year 2) by J.K. Rowling

"'Right, you've got a crooked sort of cross ...' He consulted Unfogging the Future. 'That means you're going to have 'trials and suffering' -- sorry about that -- but there's a thing that could be the sun ... hang on ... that means 'great happiness' ... so you're going to suffer but be very happy.' 'You need you Inner Eye tested, if you ask me,' said Ron."
-from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Year 3) by J.K. Rowling

"Dementors are among the foulest creatures that walk this earth. They infest the darkest, filthiest places, they glory in decay and despair, they drain peace, hope and happiness out of the air around them. Even Muggles feel their presence, though they can't see them. Get too near a dementor and every good feeling, every happy memory will be sucked out of you. If it can, the dementor will feed on you long enough to reduce you to something like itself ... soulless and evil. You'll be with nothing but the worst experiences of your life."
-from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Year 3) by J.K. Rowling

"You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us? You think that we don't recall them more clearly than ever in the times of great trouble? Your father is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself most plainly when you have need of him. How else could you produce that particular Patronus? Prongs rode again last night."
-from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Year 3) by J.K. Rowling

"No matter how much Aunt Petunia wailed that Dudley was big-boned, and that his poundage was really puppy fat, and that he was a growing boy who needed plenty of food, the fact remained that the school outfitters didn't sell knickerbockers big enough for him anymore. The school nurse had seen what Aunt Petunia's eyes -- so sharp when it came to spotting fingerprints on her gleaming walls, and observing the comings and goings of the neighbors -- simply refused to see: that far from needing extra nourishment, Dudley had reached roughly the size and weight of a young killer whale."
-from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Year 4) by J.K. Rowling

"At this, the veela lost control ... Watching through his Omnioculars, Harry saw that they didn't look remotely beautiful now. On the contrary, their faces were elongating into sharp, cruel-beaked bird heads, and long scaly wings were bursting from their shoulders."
-from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Year 4) by J.K. Rowling

"'I am not joking, Mr. Weasley,' he said, 'though now that you mention it, I did hear an excellent one over the summer about a troll, a hag, and a leprechaun who all go into a bar ...' Professor McGonagall cleared her throat loudly. 'Er -- but maybe this is not the time ... no ...' said Dumbledore."
-from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Year 4) by J.K. Rowling

"'I hope you saw my piece over the summer about the International Confederation of Wizards' Conference?' 'Enchantingly nasty,' said Dumbledore, his eyes twinkling. 'I particularly enjoyed your description of me as an obsolete dingbat.' Rita Skeeter didn't look remotely abashed."
-from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Year 4) by J.K. Rowling

"'It'd be a bit more impressive if she hadn't done it about eighty times before,' Harry said as they finally regained the fresh air of the staircase beneath Professor Trelawney's room. 'But if I'd dropped dead every time she's told me I'm going to, I'd be a medical miracle.' 'You'd be sort of an extra-concentrated ghost,' said Ron, chortling."
-from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Year 4) by J.K. Rowling

"When he looked back, even a month later, Harry found he had only scattered memories of the next few days. It was thought he had been through too much to take in any more. The recollections he did have were very painful."
-from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Year 4) by J.K. Rowling

right now, I don't see the impossible ...

"I think the biggest thing to know is things aren't as bad as they seem. Your boyfriend seems like the last one you'll ever have and the love of your life; your friends and their drama seem so important -- but it's not."
-Leighton Meester (on high school)

"I want to do so many things, and maybe someday, a lot of it will be impossible. But right now, I don't see the impossible."
-Leighton Meester

"I really came to realize -- and it's the best advice that will come out at the end of this show -- that high school is not the end, it is not the best, it is not the only. You will have a whole life afterward, if you're lucky. If you're unlucky, then the only thing you'll ever feel is how fun it was at your prom."
-Leighton Meester

"I don't want to have a friend unless I can call them one of my best friends."
-Leighton Meester

"Humor was a good way to hide the pain. And if that didn't work, there was always Plan B. Run away. Over and over."
-The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1) by Rick Riordan

"'The winter solstice,' Chiron spoke up, 'is also the time of greatest darkness. The gods gather that day, as mortals always have, because there is strength in numbers. The solstice is a day when evil magic is strong. Ancient magic, older than the gods. It's a day when things ... stir.'"
-The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1) by Rick Riordan

"When monsters no longer stay in Tartarus, and souls are no longer confined to Hades ... Olympus has good reason to fear."
-The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1) by Rick Riordan

"It would be madness to oppose her. You would be better staying here as frozen statues."
-The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1) by Rick Riordan

"Most problems look worse than they are, mijo. Nothing is unfixable."
-The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1) by Rick Riordan

"He hated feeling like a reject. Jason and Piper got to visit the throne room. Leo got to wait in the lobby with Cal, the demigod of hockey and major head injuries."
-The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1) by Rick Riordan

"He felt like a broken machine himself -- like someone had removed one little part of him, and now he'd never be complete. He might move, he might talk, he might keep going and do his job. But he'd always be off balance, never calibrated exactly right."
-The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1) by Rick Riordan

"You see possibilities much more vividly than others. You see what could be. And it still might be. Don't give up."
-The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1) by Rick Riordan

"Beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit. To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself -- avoiding trying to be something you're not."
-The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1) by Rick Riordan

"Love is the most powerful motivator in the world. It spurs mortals to greatness. Their noblest, bravest acts are done for love."
-The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1) by Rick Riordan

"Thalia gripped her brother's hand. 'How do you feel?' 'Hot,' he muttered. "Mouth is dry. And I saw something ... really terrible.' 'That was Hera,' Thalia grumbled. 'Her Majesty, the Loose Cannon.' 'That's it, Thalia Grace,' said the goddess. 'I will turn you into an aardvark, so help me ..."
-The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1) by Rick Riordan

"She didn't push him. If he wanted to talk, that was fine, but she knew him better than to press the subject. She didn't even worry that her knowledge of him was mostly based on three months of false memories. 'You can sense possibilities,' her mother had said. And Piper was determined to make those possibilities a reality."
-The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1) by Rick Riordan

"There are a lot more differences than similarities between Chuck and me. When I was 17, I had certain characteristics of Chuck's but obviously, the context we different. I didn't come from the Upper East Side and I didn't have the same desires. Oh, and I didn't have a string of lovers. I was a good boy."
-Ed Westwick

"I'm a night time kind of guy, so I love going out. I always sense potential in the night."
-Ed Westwick

"My brother and I had a band, Fangs of Fury, for about five minutes [when he was six years old]. I just sat and watched him. So we were at two-men band, with one man doing something."
-Ed Westwick

"I like the glamorous indie rock look, like the Libertines. But you know, without the heroin needle sticking out of my arm."
-Ed Westwick

"I'm childish at times, passionate, a little crazy, I guess. And I pride myself on being one of the last romantics."
-Ed Westwick

"I can't win. I freak out because I can't be fake and pretend like she's not a crazy person, and then I end up looking like the crazy person."
-from L.A. Candy: Sugar and Spice (Book 3) by Lauren Conrad

"He loved the feeling that anything was possible in this city, as long as you had the brains and the energy and the sheer, unapologetic gall to invent it. Or to invent yourself."
-from L.A. Candy: Sugar and Spice (Book 3) by Lauren Conrad

"Here they were, almost two years later. Everything had changed ... and yet, in this moment, it felt like everything was still the same."
-from L.A. Candy: Sugar and Spice (Book 3) by Lauren Conrad

"See, Janie, there are two types of guys who won't commit. The first type avoids relationships until he falls in love for real, and then he's yours forever. The second type avoid relationships, period. That's the type you want to stay far away from. The question is, which type is Braden?"
-from L.A. Candy: Sugar and Spice (Book 3) by Lauren Conrad

"It doesn't do to dwell on dreams, Harry, and forget to live."
-from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (The Movie)

"Scars can come in handy. I have one myself about my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground."
-from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Year 1) by J.K. Rowling

Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed,
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay most dearly in their turn.
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more than treasure there.
-from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Year 1) by J.K. Rowling
(This is from the placard outside Gringotts)

Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers bleak,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.
You might belong in Gryffindor
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise or Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin,
You'll make your real friend,
Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
For I'm a Thinking cap!
-from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Year 1) by J.K. Rowling
The Sorting Hat Poem

"Neville had never been on a broomstick in his life, because his grandmother had never let him near one. Privately, Harry felt she'd had good reason, because Neville managed to have an extraordinary amount of accidents even with both feet on the ground."
-from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Year 1) by J.K. Rowling


"There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them."
-from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Year 1) by J.K. Rowling


"'It is a monstrous thing, to slay a unicorn,' said Firenze. 'Only one who has nothing to lose, and everything to gain, would commit such a crime. The blood of a unicorn will keep you alive, even if you are an inch from death, but at a terrible price. You have slain something pure and defenseless to save yourself, and you have but a half-life, a cursed life, from the moment the blood touches your lips.'"
-from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Year 1) by J.K. Rowling


"What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally, the whole school knows. I believe your friends Misters Fred and George Weasley were responsible for trying to send you a toilet seat. No doubt they thought it would amuse you. Madam Pomfrey, however, though ti might not be very hygienic and confiscated it."
-from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Year 1) by J.K. Rowling


"You know, the Stone was really not such a wonderful thing. As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all -- the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them."
-from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Year 1) by J.K. Rowling

and they said speak now ...

Chuck: "I'm going to have to tell my parents the hotel they just bought is serving minors."
Serena: "And if you get a drink, they're also serving pigs."
-from Gossip Girl, Season 1 (Episode 1, Pilot)

Gossip Girl (voice over): "Revenge. We hear it's best served cold. Who's hungry?"
-from Gossip Girl, Season 1 (Episode 2, The Wild Brunch)

Gossip Girl (voice over): "It takes two to tango, and girls like these never go down without a fight."
-from Gossip Girl, Season 1 (Episode 3, Poison Ivy)

Blair: "Well, I'm done guessing. I want answers! And no one likes to be on the ground floor of a scandal like Chuck Bass."
Chuck: "I am a bitch when I want to be."
Blair: "Opportunity to cause some trouble, uncover a secret?"
Chuck: "I say yes for an answer."
-from Gossip Girl, Season 1 (Episode 3, Poison Ivy)

Gossip Girl (voice over): "Spotted in Central Park. Two white flags waving. Could an Upper East peace accord be that far off? So what will it be? Truce or consequences? We all know one nation can't have two queens."
-from Gossip Girl, Season 1 (Episode 3, Poison Ivy)

Kit: "Well, he's not a bum. He's a rich, classy guy."
Vivian: "Who's gonna break my heart, right?"
Kit: "Oh no, c'mon -- you don't know that. Hey, he asked you, right? Maybe you guys could like, um, you know, get a house together and buy some diamonds and a horse. I don't know. Anyway, it could work! It happens!"
Vivian: "When does it happen, Kit? When does it really happen? Who does it really work out for? Did it work out for skinny Marie or Rachel? No."
Kit: "Those are very specific cases of crack heads."
Vivian: "I just wanna know who it works out for. You give me one example of somebody that we know that it happened for."
Kit: "Name someone? You want me to name someone? You want me to like, give you a name or something?"
Vivian: "Yea, I'd like a name."
Kit: "Oh, god, the pressure of a name ... Cinda-fuckin-rella."
-from Pretty Woman

Getting something, then having the wits to use it ...

A few new ones tonight ...

"'The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation,' she said. 'Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom ... that is very hard indeed.'"
-from Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan's Curse (Book 3) by Rick Riordan

"'We know you, Annabeth,' the left face said. 'We know what you wrestle with every day. We know your indecision. You will have to make your choice sooner or later. And the choice may kill you.'"
-from Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth (Book 4) by Rick Riordan

"You see, in times of trouble, even gods can lose faith. They start putting their trust in the wrong things, petty things. They stop looking at the big picture and start being selfish. But I'm the goddess of marriage, you see. I'm used to perseverance. You have to rise above the squabbling and chaos, and keep believing. You have to always keep your goals in mind."
-from Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth (Book 4) by Rick Riordan

"Getting something and having the wits to to use it ... those are two different things."
-from Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth (Book 4) by Rick Riordan

"I'd had more than my fair share of near-death experiences; it wasn't something you ever really got used to. It seemed oddly inevitable, though, facing death again. Like I really was marked for disaster. I'd escaped time and time again, but it kept coming back for me. Still, this time was different from the others. You could run from someone you feared, you could try to fight someone you hated. All my reactions were geared toward those kinds of killers -- the monsters, the enemies. When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no option. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give to your beloved, how could you not give it?"
-from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

"Because I was so fragilely human, so accident-prone, so much a victim to my own dangerous bad luck, apparently I needed a tank-resistant car to keep me safe."
-from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

"But my idiocy would not ruin anything else tonight. I would put this away, shove it in a drawer and lock it up to deal with later. There would be plenty of time to flagellate myself for this, and nothing I could do now would help."
-from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

"I wasn't freaking out because I thought we were making a mistake. Not at all. I was freaking out because I had no idea how to do this, and I was afraid to walk out of this room and face the unknown ... How did people do this -- swallow their fears and trust someone else so implicitly with every imperfection and fear they had?"
-from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

"My first instinct, the product of a lifetime of insecurities was to wonder what I had done wrong. I thought through everything that had happened, but I could find any sour note in the memory. It had all been simpler than I'd expected; we'd fit together like corresponding pieces, made to match up. This had given me a secret satisfaction ... Fire and ice, somehow existing together without destroying each other. More proof that I belonged with him."
-from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

"Children, in the abstract, had never appealed to me. They seemed to be loud creatures, often dripping with some form of goo. I'd never had much to do with them. When I'd dreamed of Renee providing me with a brother, I'd always imagined an older brother. Someone to take care of me, rather than the other way around."
-from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

"Because I was so fragilely human, so accident-prone, so much a victim to my own dangerous bad luck, apparently I needed a tank-resistant car to keep me safe."
-from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

"And yet, to say the truth, reason and love keep little company together nowadays."
-A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare (Act II, Scene i)

"Why didn't I just walk away? Oh right, because I'm an idiot."
-from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

"I understand why you blond vampire is so cold -- in the figurative sense. She's focused. She's got her eyes on the prize, right? Because you always want the very most what you can never, ever have."
-from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

"Seemed like maybe getting your choices taken away from you wasn't the very worst thing in the world ... So how do you look for a random soul mate in a crowd? Well, first, I needed a crowd."
-from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

"Personal affection is a luxury you can have only after all your enemies are eliminated. Until then, everyone you love is a hostage, sapping your courage and corrupting your judgment."
-from Empire by Orson Scott Card

what in the name of Jim Joyce is going on here? ...

"What in the name of Jim Joyce is going on here? First, it's Galarraga's perfect game, then it's Calvin Johnson's touchdown, and tonight, David Murphy hits a home-run that was foul. Stick it to us once, shame on you; stick it to us twice, shame on us. Stick it to us three times, and you're not going to like where you can stick it next. Look, we were willing to forgive Jim Joyce, but this has gone on long enough. Whatever we did to umpires, officials or referees all across this great land, we are sorry. Oh, are we sorry. Look, we've got enough trouble around here with you and your garbage calls stinkin' up our days and nights. It's not an easy job, I get it, I don't want it. But for the love of Don Denkinger, save your errant safe, touchdown and home-run calls for fans that deserve it: Buckeyes."
-Mickey York

"Mario and Rod back with a preview of how the umps will screw the Tigers tomorrow night later on."
-Mickey York

"Maybe that was why he was feeling like he and Brandon should be better friends - or something. Like history shouldn't matter so much. But maybe that was easier when you were the person who usually won."
-from It Girl: Classic (Book 10) by Cecily von Ziegesar

"She old herself she wasn't feeling lonely, exactly. She just wasn't used to a whole lot of solitary time anymore. She was used to a shared life now. Callie, Tinsley, Brett and Jenny had been inseparable this past semester. It was going to take some getting used to, being just one-fourth of their foursome."
-from It Girl: Classic (Book 10) by Cecily von Ziegesar

"'Laistrygonians. The monsters in the gym. They're a race of giant cannibals who live in the far north. Odysseus ran into them once, but I've never seen them as far south as New York before.'
'Laistry--I can't even say that. What would you call them in English?'
She thought about it for a moment. 'Canadians,' she decided."
-from Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters (Book 2) by Rick Riordan

an invincible summer

It's been awhile ... Here are some new favorites ... :)

Keep drinking coffee, staring me down across the table
While I look outside
So many things I'd say if only I were able,
But I just keep quiet and count the cars that pass by
You've got opinions, man
We're all entitled to 'em, but I never asked
So let me thank you for your time,
Try not to waste anymore of mine
Get out of here fast
I hate to break it to you babe
But I'm not drowning
There's no one here to say
Who cares if you disagree?
You are not me,
Who made you king of anything?
So you dare tell me who to be,
Who died and made you king of anything?
-"King of Anything" by Sara Bareilles


"I finally learned that there lay within me an invincible summer."
-Albert Camus


All the things I still remember
Summers never looked the same
Years go by and time just seems to fly
But the memories remain
In the middle of September
We'd still play out in the rain
Nothing to lose but everything to gain
Reflecting now on how things could've been
It was worth it in the end
-"September" by Daughtry


"Sometimes in life, there really are bonds formed that can never be broken. Sometimes you really can find that one person who will stand by you no matter what. Maybe you will find it in a spouse and celebrate it with your dream wedding. But there's also the chance that the one person you can count on for a lifetime, the one person who knows you, sometimes better than you know yourself, is the same person who's been standing beside you all along."
-from Bride Wars

Mmm, and come September,
Mmm, I will remember,
Mmm, my camping days and friendships true.
Mmm, and as the years go by,
Mmm, I'll think of you and sigh,
Mmm, this is goodnight and not goodbye
-"Linger" (a camp song)

Moon on the meadow, bugs in our ears
Smoke in our eyes, wet wood and tears
Up on the meadow, water somewhere
We were the only ones there
Wild horses rushing, dry lakes and peaks
Finding the love that everyone seeks
Hiking to rainbows, sunsets and stars
Finding out just who we are
We will return here
One lucky day
Our hearts will guide us
They know the way
People and cities don't understand
Falling in love with the land
Moon on the meadow, bugs in our ears
Smoke in our eyes, wet wood and tears
Out on the meadow, water somewhere
With you my friend, we were there
-"Moon on the Meadow" (a camp song)

"At the end of a day like this, a day when so many prayers are answered and so many aren't, we take our miracles where we find them. We reach across the gap and sometimes, against all odds, against all logic, we touch ..."
-from "Grey's Anatomy" (Season 3, Episode 17 - Some Kind of Miracle)

"For thousands of years, you humans have been throwing in everything you come across -- hopes, dreams, wishes that never came true. Irresponsible waste management, if you ask me."
-from Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Book 1) by Rick Riordan

through it all just stand up ...

The heart is stronger than you think
Lit it could go through anything
And even when you think it can't
It finds a way to still push on through
Sometimes you want to run away
Ain't got the patience for the pain
And if you don't believe it, look into your heart
The beat goes on
I'm telling you things get better
Through whatever
If you fall, dust it off, don't let up
Don't you know you can go be your own miracle
You need to know
If the mind keeps thinking you've had enough
But the heart keeps telling you don't give up
Who are we to be questioning, wondering what is what?
Don't give up, through it all just stand up
... You don't gotta be a prisoner in your mind
If you fall, dust if off, you can live your life
Yeah, let your heart be your guide
-"Just Stand Up" by Various Artists (compilation)

"Time takes pleasure in kicking our asses. For even the strongest of us, it seems to play tricks. Slowing down, hovering, until it freezes, leaving us stuck in a moment, unable to move in one direction or the other. ... Time flies. Time waits for no man. time heals all wounds. All any of us want is more time. Time to stand up. Time to grow up. Time to let go. Time."
-from Grey's Anatomy, Episode 3.1 (The Time Has Come Today)


"You know, I've faced adversity before, and the only way to get through something tough is to keep working hard."
-Brennan Boesch

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
-Robert Frost (and also, the opening passage for Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer)

In regards to the novel Wuthering Heights:
"'Honestly, though, why do you read it over and over?' His eyes were vivid with real interest, now, trying - again - to unravel the convoluted workings of my mind. He reached across the table to cradle my face in his hand. 'What is it that appeals to you?' His sincere curiosity diarmed me. 'I'm not sure,"I said, scrambling for coherency while his gaze unintentionally scattered my thoughts. 'I think it's something about the inevitability. How nothing can keep them apart - not her selfishness, or his evil, or even death, in the end ...' His face was thoughtful as he considered my words. After a moment he smiled a teasing smile. 'I still think it would be a better story if either of them had one redeeming quality. 'I think that may be the point,' I disagreed. 'Their love is their only redeeming quality.'"
-from the Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

"'Your bad luck seems to get more potent every day. Do you realize that your insatiable pull for all things deadly was strong enough to recover a pack of mutant canines from extinction? If we could bottle your luck, we'd have a weapon of mass destruction on our hands.'"
-from the Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

"As we walked, I felt myself settling into another version of myself, the self I had been with Jacob. A little younger, a little less responsible. Someone who might, on occasion, do something really stupid for no good reason."
-from the Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

"This was why I was here. This was why I would take whatever reception waited for me when I got back. Because, underneath all the anger and the sarcasm, Jacob was in pain. Right now, it was very clear in his eyes. I didn't know how to help him, but I knew I had to try. It was more than that I owed him. It was because his pain hurt me, too. Jacob had become a part of me, and there was no changing that now."
-from the Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

"Hanging out with no one but extremely dexterous people all the time was going to give me a complex."
-from the Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

"I felt like someone had kicked my legs out from under me. The weeks of stress, of worry ... somehow in the middle of all my obsessing over the time, my time had disappeared. My space for sorting through it all, for making plans, had vanished. I was out of time. And I wasn't ready."
-from the Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

"Having experienced the way it feels to think I've lost you ... my reactions have changed. My entire being shies away from any course that could inspire that kind of pain again."
-from the Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

"My hindsight seemed unbearably clear tonight. I could see every mistake I'd made, every bit of harm I'd done, the small things and the big things. Each pain I'd caused Jacob, each wound I'd given Edward, stacked up into neat piles that I could not ignore or deny."
-from the Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

"I was eventually exhausted enough to sleep. Unconsciousness did not bring full relief from the pain, just a numbing, dulling ease, like medicine. Made it more bearable. But it was still there; I was aware of it, even asleep, and that helped me to make the adjustments I needed to make."
-from the Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

here's to a wicked and wild future ...

A few weeks ago, I joined goodreads.com. It's a cool social networking site for book lovers and avid readers. You can keep track of every book you read, get recommendations, see pages that belong to your favorite others and their list of favorite books, friend people just as you would on Facebook, link it to your Facebook, submit reviews and keep track of your progress. There are groups and book clubs, and I think it's really cool -- but then, I'm a nerd, so it might just be me. Luckily, I run with a lot of other readers who will like it, too, so we can all be nerds together.

"A guy was the last thing she needed right now. Unless he had a PhD in psychology, he was of little use."
L.A. Candy: Sweet Little Lies (Book 2) by Lauren Conrad

"As Jane licked off and put her phone back on her nightstand, she wondered about his parting words: I'll talk to you soon. They hadn't talked at all in seven whole months. Why would they be talking anytime soon? And why was she supposed to call him if she 'needed anything'? Had something changed? ... Forget 'kinda complicated'; everything in Jane's life was downright confusing."
L.A. Candy: Sweet Little Lies (Book 2) by Lauren Conrad

"You could tell he wasn't even into her. I saw him looking at you. It's obvious that he missed you and is trying to make you jealous. You hurt him and now he's trying to hurt you back."
L.A. Candy: Sweet Little Lies (Book 2) by Lauren Conrad

"Scarlett felt strangely uncomfortable confiding in Jane. It was like she was watching their relationship change and she couldn't do anything about it. It used to be that they never kept secrets from each other. And now, they did."
L.A. Candy: Sweet Little Lies (Book 2) by Lauren Conrad

"She had no words to describe her emotional state these days ('irrational' and 'unstable,' maybe?). She wanted to linger in this irrational, unstable, and, if she had to admit it, kind of awesome limbo of her noncrush on Liam for as long as possible -- not going forward, not making a commitment, just ... being there. She couldn't see their relationship continuing, but she couldn't see it not continuing, either. For now, she would just enjoy whatever it was they had -- without labels, without promises, and without telling anyone about it. Not even Jane. Scarlett had already not told her about New Year's with Liam. Might as well keep the half-truths rolling -- that was the state of their union these days anyway."
L.A. Candy: Sweet Little Lies (Book 2) by Lauren Conrad

"Scarlett hadn't written (him) back. And she wasn't entirely sure why. She just couldn't bring herself to do it. It wasn't that she didn't miss him. She did -- a lot. She missed their conversations about books and music and movies and politics. She missed his kisses. She missed the way he wrapped his arms around her, making her feel so desired and so protected at the same time. She missed his face. She missed his eyes. She missed everything about him. So why was she ignoring him? Part of it was that she was in funk, and she didn't like sharing her funks with another person. She also didn't like how much she missed him, which seemed crazy and upside down, but there it was. Crazy and upside down seemed to be her hallmarks these days."
L.A. Candy: Sweet Little Lies (Book 2) by Lauren Conrad

"I blew it with him. When Jane moved out, I was really, really upset. He tried to be there for me and stuff, because he's such a nice guy, but I didn't want his sympathy, so I just pushed him away. Actually, I didn't just push him away. I was an asshole to him."
L.A. Candy: Sweet Little Lies (Book 2) by Lauren Conrad

"She knew that the only person she could truly count on was herself. She had had enough disappointment in her life to know that other people always let you down."
L.A. Candy: Sweet Little Lies (Book 2) by Lauren Conrad

"She had decided to give him some space. After a few days, though, that space had seemed more like a void. Not knowing how to deal with it, she had thrown herself into her schoolwork, spending most of her nights at the library."
L.A. Candy: Sweet Little Lies (Book 2) by Lauren Conrad

"Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop."
-H.L. Mencken

"Sure, she could be a pain in the ass, but she was his pain in the ass."
-from Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (Book 12) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"He was home, but he felt further away from anything he'd ever known. Sometimes home is where the heart breaks."
-from Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (Book 12) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"Once, in high school, when she and Serena were smoking Merits on the steps of the Met, they came up with the theory that you had an almost psychic connection to anyone you'd ever kissed. If you really concentrated, you could almost sense where they were in geographic relation to you. And right now, Nate felt very far away."
-from Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (Book 12) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"'I'm just so tired,' she said finally. She wanted to tell Pete how much seeing Serena and Nate had shaken her. Being back in New York was like pulling a gigantic Band-Aid off her whole fucking life, exposing the raw, oozing parts of her past that hadn't healed."
-from Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (Book 12) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"In literary theory, a liminal space somewhere in between -- a place that's neither here nor there. I think it's safe to say we're at a liminal space in our lives: We're not teenagers, but we're not quite adults. At times, we're being chastised by our parents for not calling; at others, we're starting internships at companies we might want to work for someday, in our real, adult lives. My advice: Instead of worrying about who you were or what you'll become, try to just enjoy the moment."
-from Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (Book 12) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"When you had nothing else to trust, you had to trust yourself."
-from Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (Book 12) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"That's what I feel like college is all about. Figuring out what's important to you in life, the thing you'll follow to the end of the earth. Figuring out what you care about most."
-from Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (Book 12) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"On some nights, frenemies beat strangers."
-from Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (Book 12) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"It was one thing to know they were together and it was another to see it."
-from Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (Book 12) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"It struck him that they were twenty - actual adults - and yet all they wanted to do was act like little kids. It was like that dumb cliche: The more you change, the more you stay the same. Maybe growing up was just about becoming closer to the person you always were."
-from Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (Book 12) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"He suddenly remembered learning about catalyst reactions in his high school chemistry class. One random chemical could change everything between two otherwise normal chemicals. It all made sense. He was a f***ing catalyst."
-from Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (Book 12) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"As we all bustle about trying to figure out our futures, I'm experiencing deja vu. Didn't we do this once already? it's senior year stress all over again - except this time, we're not applying to college, we're applying to life. My advice is the same as I gave four years ago: Sometimes, you just need to pour the pinot, turn on some tunes, and chill out. After all, don't we have the rest of our lives to worry?"
-from Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (Book 12) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"The true paradises are the ones we have lost."
-Marcel Proust

"Blair settled back into bed, loving how she could say whatever she wanted -- be whoever she wanted -- in front of her two oldest friends. She hoped no matter what happened, it could always be that way."
-from Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (Book 12) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"No matter what, they didn't have as strong a connection as he described in the poems he wrote about their relationship. It wasn't the marriage of two minds, not really. It was more like falling in love with an allusion of perfection."
-from Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (Book 12) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"For once in her life, the movie in her mind wasn't playing. She had no idea what her next line was or how she should exit. She had no idea if any man was waiting in the wings."
-from Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (Book 12) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"It was crazy how they'd lived in the same orbit for so long, had dated and broken up and hooked up for years, how they'd shared an apartment when they were both together and apart. How she could still make him smile more than anyone else in the world."
-from Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (Book 12) by Cecily vonZiegesar


"Even though Easy Walsh hadn't been at Waverly since he had been expelled more than a month ago, she couldn't help looking for his face whenever she walked into a room. It was a reflex."
-from It Girl: Adored (Book 8) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun."
-Katharine Hepburn

"Is it (love) something we cling to, just because it offers comfort? Do we have the power to convince ourselves we're in love? Or is it a stronger feeling, one we can't control?"
-from It Girl: Devious (Book 9) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"'Do you believe in true love?' 'I don't really think I know what that means. I mean, I fell in love with Jeremiah, and I was sure he was my true love. You know, the one I'd been waiting for and all that.' She shrugged and smiled at Callie. 'But there were just so many ups and downs. Like, we were always fighting -- always misunderstanding each other. It was like we were ... I don't know. Speaking different languages or something.' Immediately, Callie thought about her tumultuous relationship with Easy. They'd broken up about eight hundred times. There were plenty of ups, of course ... but they always seemed to be followed by an even bigger down."
-from It Girl: Devious (Book 9) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"Look. I really like you. I might even be in love with you. But I can't keep doing this. You get mad at me. You don't tell me why. You break up with me. You come back and apologize. Then it starts all over again."
-from It Girl: Devious (Book 9) by Cecily vonZiegesar

That's all for now ... next time, quotes from Eclipse (the book) and probably some Gilmore Girls. :)

change your mind. then change it again ...

"I've always felt out of step; literally stumbling through life. I've never felt normal. But I know now -- I'm not normal. And I don't want to be. I've faced death and loss and pain ... But I've also never felt stronger, more real, more myself."-said by Bella, from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

"This isn't the time to make hard and fast decisions. It's the time to make mistakes. Take the wrong train and get stuck somewhere chill. Fall in love - a lot. Major in philosophy, 'cause there's no way to make a career out of that. Change your mind. Then change it again, because nothing is permanent. So make as many mistakes as you can. That way, someday, when they ask again what we want to be, we won't have to guess -- we'll know."
-from Jessica's graduation speech in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

i've been lucky. i'll be lucky again ...

"'What, there are no flowers in the fall?' she asked petulantly, already feeling herself slide into the slightly contrary attitude that Easy had always gotten off on. She didn't mean to - it just felt so ... natural. 'That's stupid.' Easy laughed. His dark blue eyes crinkled up at the edges and Callie could tell from his expression that he wanted to kiss her, the way he had done a thousand times - which broke her heart. Yes, she'd been hoping with every ounce of her being that he would realize how stupid he had been and come running back to her, throwing himself at her feet and begging for forgiveness. She missed him. She missed his deep laugh ... [and] the way he raised one eyebrow slightly whenever he thought she was bullshitting him about something."
-from the It Girl: Unforgettable (Book 4) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"Good things don't always come to those who wait. Really, who has the patience?"
-from the It Girl: Unforgettable (Book 4) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"'Don't you find it a little strange that you went from Callie to, like, the anti-Callie?' Easy tried to think about why that could be ... Had he used Jenny as a way out of his relationship with Callie because Callie tried to push him too far? Because he wasn't ready to say 'I love you'? ... 'That's, like, the classic definition of 'on the rebound,' isn't it?' Brandon continued, taking three quick puffs of his cigar and trying to exhale them into smoke rings the way tough guys always do in the movies. 'As much as I hate to say it, there was something about you and Callie that just ... made sense.'"
-from the It Girl: Unforgettable (Book 4) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"'I mean, you have to be a little sensitive, of course, because there are a lot of people involved.' She shrugged her petite shoulders. 'But if you're in love ... that's out of your control, right? We don't get to pick the people we fall in love with, and it's nothing to be ashamed of, is it?'"
-from the It Girl: Unforgettable (Book 4) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"There's no girlfriend like an ex-girlfriend."
-from the It Girl: Unforgettable (Book 4) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"I've been lucky. I'll be lucky again."
-Bette Davis

"Was her whole life going to be like this now, avoiding certain songs or music that reminded her of her mistakes? ... She'd be a huge, lumbering mass of musical baggage."
-from the It Girl: Lucky (Book 5) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"Don't you know hat it feels like to like someone so much that nothing else matters?"
-from the It Girl: Lucky (Book 5) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"'Can't you see how much I-' Easy couldn't finish the sentence. IT hurt to be in love with someone he wanted to hate. 'What?' Callie snapped. 'Can't I see what?' 'Quit torturing me,' Easy pleaded angrily. ... 'I'm not doing anything!' Callie cried out. 'You just don't get it, do you?' Easy turned on her, feeling the dam holding back the anger inside him break completely. 'You're a bitch, Callie. A spoiled little bitch, and there's nothing I can do to change that.'"
-from the It Girl: Tempted (Book 6) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"It was easy to think you loved someone - but after they hurt you, intentionally or not, and you could still take them back, that was something much deeper."
-from the It Girl: Tempted (Book 6) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"Apparently, some secrets were better when shared."
-from the It Girl: Tempted (Book 6) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"'It's like, why do things the normal way, right? ... My friends call me a reflexive contrarian, but that's just them being afraid, too chicken to speak out against anything. They just swallow everything like damn goldfish. ... So I can't help it - I feel like if everyone does something one way, I have to do it another way ... I'm always disagreeing with people - starting fights, being a general pain in the ass."
-from the It Girl: Tempted (Book 6) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"Ever since they'd started dating, she got the crazy butterflies whenever she thought about him, or saw him, or kissed him. It was an addiction, one she hadn't been willing to let go of, even when he dumped her for Jenny."
-from the It Girl: Tempted (Book 6) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be."
-Kurt Vonnegut

"Callie was too cold to feel embarrassment or shame - she only felt stupid for doing such terrible things to people who cared about her. They didn't deserve to be treated as she'd treated them. Jenny - even if she had started dating Easy, it hadn't been entirely her fault. Callie was the one who'd chased him away in the first place."
-from the It Girl: Tempted (Book 6) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"She really wanted him to remember the good times. Their first kiss in the rare books library ... Snow ball fights out on the quad, when Easy would tackle her ... A sob worked its way up from her bottom of her empty stomach, throbbing in her chest. It mocked her for believing that she might ever be able to get over Easy. He was the love of her short, sorrowful life. The sob erupted in her throat and she wailed into the wind, straining her vocal cords, the image of complete sadness and longing, her heart full of poetry for What Might've Been and What Would Never Be."
-from the It Girl: Tempted (Book 6) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"He loved Callie. He knew that now. He remembered something he'd overheard one of those corny late-night preachers saying as he flipped through channels one summer when he was home in Lexington: Forgiveness is a present you give yourself. It started that way, sure. He'd felt the relief of letting go of all the grudges he'd held against Callie and all that Callie had done. But when he saw her face, he knew how sorry she was about the whole thing. She was a good person. He might be the only one at Waverly her knew it - God knew sometimes Callie didn't do anything to help her case - but he knew it."
-from the It Girl: Tempted (Book 6) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"Don't pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches."
-Andy Warhol

"I wanted to say say I'm sorry to you because I know you probably think I'm the most evil person in the world, but I'm really not. ... I was just jealous ... And I completely regret it now. I can't even think about it without being disgusted with how I behaved. I'm really not a bad person."
-from the It Girl: Infamous (Book 7) by Cecily vonZiegesar

Have you ever fed a lover
With just your hands?
Close your eyes and trust it, just trust it
Have you ever thrown
A fist full of glitter in the air?
Have you ever looked fear in the face and said
I just don't care
It's only half past the point of no return
The tip of the iceberg
The sun before the burn
The thunder before the lightning
And the breath before the phrase
Have you ever felt this way?
Have you ever hated yourself
For staring at the phone?
Your whole life waiting
For the ring to prove you're not alone ...
It's only half past the point of oblivion
The hourglass on the table
The walk before the run
The breath before the kiss
And the fear before the flames
Have you ever felt this way? ...
Have you ever wished for an endless night?
Lassoed the moon and the stars and pulled that rope tight
Have you ever held your breath and asked yourself
Will it ever get better than tonight?
-"Glitter in the Air" by Pink

I miss those blue eyes
How you kiss me at night
I miss the way we sleep
Like there's no sunrise, like the taste of your smile
I miss the way we breathe.
But I never told you
What I should have said
No, I never told you
I just held it in
And now I miss everything about you
Can't believe that I still want you
After everything we've been through
I miss everything about you
I see your blue eyes
Every time I close mine
You make it hard to see
Where I belong to, when I'm not around you
It's like I'm not with me
But I never told you
What I should've said
No, I never told you
I just held it in
-"I Never Told You" by Colbie Caillat

she'll give you a part of her that she knows you can break -- her heart ...

"Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I'm not perfect, and I don't live to be. But before you start pointing fingers, make sure your hands are clean."
-Bob Marley

"You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before, she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She's not perfect, you aren't either and the two of you may never be perfect together. But if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her, and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking of you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. So don't hurt her, don't change her, and don't expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you sad, and miss her when she's not there."
-Bob Marley

"Just wait until you find out all the girls call him Pony behind his back because everyone has taken a ride."
-from the It Girl (Book 1) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"It pissed her off that Easy knew her so well. And that he was smarter than she was. Actually, when it came down to it, everything made her seethe and shudder with pleasure."
-from the It Girl (Book 1) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"Have you forgotten you're the most jealous person on the planet?"
-from the It Girl (Book 1) by Cecily vonZiegesar
"She was doing that thing some people do when they act nice and chipper and interested, while just below the surface they're thinking really mean thoughts, and you can never call them on it because they'd just accuse you of being paranoid."
-from the It Girl (Book 1) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"Why is it that when you guys want something, and when you get it, when we give it to you, you freak out?"
-from the It Girl (Book 1) by Cecily vonZiegesar
"With affection beaming in one eye, and calculation shining out of the other ..."
-Charles Dickens
"Callie's heart started to pound so hard it felt like it would break free of her chest. Running from the sables to his dorm, she'd been furious, ready to punch Easy in his beautiful face, but also ready to accept his beautiful face but also ready to accept his explanations or excuses, provided they came sweetly enough, and with plenty of kisses to smooth it over. Now it sounded like smoothing it over was the last thing on his mind."
-from the It Girl: Notorious (Book 2) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"I think you are one of those very rare people who have so many talents, they have a hard time deciding on the right one to use."
-from the It Girl: Notorious (Book 2) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"'Hi, uh, Jeremiah. This is, um, Jenny, a friend of Brett's. I'm sorry to call you -- I really hope I'm not bothering you. But I just wanted to let you know that Brett's been thinking about you, like, all the time, and she knows she made a huge mistake and she wants to ask you to forgive her, but she's too afraid to. I means, she's totally in love with you and I totally know, because ... Because I'm in love with someone, too. And so I know what it looks like and she's got it bad ... And people who are in love really shouldn't let misunderstandings come between them."
-from the It Girl: Notorious (Book 2) by Cecily vonZiegesar
"She felt completely lost, like everything in the entire world was upside down, and so who cared if she made one more giant mistake? It was almost soothing to know she was taking an active part in destroying her own life, instead of just letting it happen."
-from the It Girl: Notorious (Book 2) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive."
-Sir Walter Scott

"What was his problem? Why couldn't he get his feelings about these two girls straight in his mind? It wasn't fair to anyone to keep thinking this way about both of them, but he couldn't help it."
-from the It Girl: Reckless (Book 3) by Cecily vonZiegesar
By the time you swear you're his
Shivering and sighing.
And he vows his passion is
Infinite, undying,
Lady make a note of this--
One of you is lying.
-Dorothy Parker
"'Look, Easy. I don't mean to sound harsh, but it's unfair of you to think you can have things both ways. If you have feelings for Jenny, you can't have feelings for me anymore.' Which would be kind of sad ... But still. Callie meant it. She didn't want to be one of Easy's girlfriends - she was either The One or nothing at all. No matter how great it had been to kiss him again - and it had been pretty freaking great - no guy was worth making a fool of herself over. Easy stood up. 'But it's not working that way.' 'Well, it kind of has to. You need to figure out what you want ... And until you do, I kind of doubt either of us will want anything to do with you.'"
-from the It Girl: Reckless (Book 3) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"Most people were raised to believe they are just as good as the next person. I was always told I was better."
-Katharine Hepburn

"Good things don't always come to those who wait. Really, who has the patience?"
-from the It Girl: Unforgettable (Book 4) by Cecily vonZiegesar

"'Don't you find it a little strange that you went from Callie to, like, the anti-Callie?' Easy tried to think about why that could be ... Had he used Jenny as a way out of his relationship with Callie because Callie tried to push him too far? Because he wasn't ready to say 'I love you'? ... 'That's, like, the classic definition of 'on the rebound,' isn't it?' Brandon continued, taking three quick puffs of his cigar and trying to exhale them into smoke rings the way tough guys always do in the movies. 'As much as I hate to say it, there was something about you and Callie that just ... made sense.'"
-from the It Girl: Unforgettable (Book 4) by Cecily vonZiegesar
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

if you'll allow me to get all philosophical about it for a minute, every ending is just another beginning, isn't it? ...

"Blair could see something else in their beady, foreign eyes. Something calculated and decidedly bitchy. And it takes one to know one."
-from Gossip Girl: Would I Lie To You by Cecily vonZiegesar

"Then she felt fingers trailing down her arm, so delicately it tickled. Nate's hand slid down over her wrist, then slipped it into her palm, giving it a gentle squeeze. Letting out a sigh, it felt like she was breathing out something she didn't even know was inside her. The frustration, the jealousy, the worry over what would happen next. She turned to look at him, but his eyes were closed, and soon hers were too. And that's how they slept, for the rest of the day and into the night."
-from Gossip Girl: Would I Lie To You by Cecily vonZiegesar

""She'd already heard from a million people that his hot romance or whatever the f*** he had with that townie girl was long over, and with some proper groveling, she could forgive him for his romantic retardation. Yes, he was a total f***-up and yes, he'd broken her heart a million times, but something about the way he'd watched her run off ... had left her wanting to see him again and again."
-from Gossip Girl: Would I Lie To You by Cecily vonZiegesar

"Will you always be the one to save me?"
-from Gossip Girl: Would I Lie To You by Cecily vonZiegesar

"In wine there is truth."
-from Gossip Girl: Would I Lie To You by Cecily vonZiegesar

"Isn't fate funny? You think you've got some control over things, you think you're in charge of life, but really, come on -- we're all just at the mercy of the universe. I mean, we all read our horoscopes, don't we? And as we all know, there are some people who are just ... connected. It doesn't always make sense, but it's not worth fighting. ... It's just fate people. Get used to it."
-from Gossip Girl: Would I Lie To You by Cecily vonZiegesar

"You know what's totally lame? Happy endings. Seriously. Like when I'm at the movies and I see some plucky, determined girl finally land her leading man--whom I knew for the past two hours she'd end up with anyway--I just want to claw her eyes out. Real life is actually terribly messy and complicated and nothing ever just ends ... I mean really, if you'll allow me to get all philosophical about it for a minute, every ending is just another beginning, isn't it?"
-from Gossip Girl: Would I Lie To You by Cecily vonZiegesar

"With those words ringing in her ears, something in Serena had finally clicked. She'd watched him lead Blair upstairs and right then, she knew as surely as she'd ever known anything that she loved Nate. And now that he was standing right in front of her ... she knew it was really true. She loved Nate with her entire heart. It was something she'd always known, deep down. Why hadn't she done anything about it until it was too late?"
-from Gossip Girl: Don't You Forget About Me by Cecily vonZiegesar

"True love never dies. Apparently, that depends on your definition of true love."
-from Gossip Girl: Don't You Forget About Me by Cecily vonZiegesar

"'I'll tell you one thing.' Chips closed his menu and learned across the table. 'You've got to think with your balls, not your dick ... Because men who think with their dicks are cowards.'"
-from Gossip Girl: Don't You Forget About Me by Cecily vonZiegesar

"The room was so quiet that Nate didn't know whether the sound of breathing in his ears was his or hers. Sitting there with Serena, on the floor of her room, everything felt right. And simple. In fact, when he really thought about it, things between him and Serena had always been simple - it was life that had complicated them."
-from Gossip Girl: Don't You Forget About Me by Cecily vonZiegesar

"The angrier she gets, the more ingenious she is."
-from Gossip Girl: Don't You Forget About Me by Cecily vonZiegesar

"This isn't chemistry or geography. It's physics. Pure physics, I'm falling fast and faster still. So fall with me. Fall down with me. And stay."
-from Gossip Girl: Don't You Forget About Me by Cecily vonZiegesar

"Don't twist my words to your own convenience. There's a difference between protecting someone else and protecting yourself. And it doesn't sound to me like you've done much thinking about what's really best for those two girls you claim to love so much."
-from Gossip Girl: Don't You Forget About Me by Cecily vonZiegesar

"You need to figure out what you really want -- no more of this pussyfooting around. Remember, you've got to think with your balls, not with your dick."
-from Gossip Girl: Don't You Forget About Me by Cecily vonZiegesar

"There was nothing brave or manly about lying to the two people he loved most in the world."
-from Gossip Girl: Don't You Forget About Me by Cecily vonZiegesar

The next several quotes are all from Gilmore Girls, Season 1, Episode 8 (Love and War and Snow) ...

Mayor: "I would like to now move on to something of even greater importance. As you all know, this coming Friday is the anniversary of the legendary Battle of Stars Hollow."
Lorelai (whispers): "Where's Luke?"
Rory (whispers): "Up there."
Mayor: "Penny will be circulating a sign-up sheet for those of you would would like to participate in the reenactment of the aforesaid battle."
Rory: "He's turning red."
Lorelai: "Oh, oh ..."
Mayor: "All right. It was a frigid November night, some 224 years ago."
Lorelai: "He's shifting in his seat."
Mayor: "The brave Stars Hollow militia stood in wait for the Red Coats."
Rory: "He's adjusting the cap."
Lorelai: "Ooh!"
Mayor: "Tired and hungry, twelve proud men took their positions in the town's square, braving the elements."
Lorelai: "He's fighting the urge, he's fighting the urge."
Mayor: "And imminent death in their valiant efforts ..."
Luke: "Oh, for god's sake, do we have to go through this every damn year?!"
Lorelai: "Yes!"
Rory: "And the urge wins by a long shot!"

Lorelai: "I am telling you, five minutes in a snowball fight, we could knock that stick right outta your butt."

Lorelai: "Ladies and gentlemen, we have flakes. Flakes have been sighted. Flakage, if you will, has begun. Michel, it's the first snowfall of the season. It's very lucky. Make a wish."
Michel: "Get away from me."
Lorelai: "Oh, you're not supposed to say it out loud." (Phone rings.)
Michel: "Independence Inn, Michel speaking."
Lorelai: "The world changes when it snows. It gets quiet. Everything softens."
Michel: "It's your mother."
Lorelai: "And then the rain comes. (Takes the phone.) Hi Mom."
Emily: "Have you seen the news?"
Lorelai: "Ever?"
Emily: "A bad storm is heading your way. It's already hitting us here."
Lorelai: "Well, don't panic. I'll get the ark, you get the animals."
Emily: "I just sent Lance to pick up Rory at school. The roads are terrible, black ice everywhere, it's just a mess out there. I hate this kind of weather. So, anyhow, what time will you get here?"
Lorelai: "Well, uh, gee, Mom, I don't know. Let me see. Black ice, treacherous roads. I guess I'll just put on my red, white and blue leotard, grab my golden lasso, and fly the invisible plane on over."
Emily: "You're not coming?"
Lorelai: "Well, if it's as bad as you say it is, I don't see how I'd get there."

Emily: "And you know, Rory should probably stay the night, also."
Lorelai: "Okay."
Emily: "And if it's still bad tomorrow ..."
Lorelai: "Mom, why don't you wait and see what the weather does before you fill out a change of address card for her?"

Lorelai: "Now, honey, tell Grandma you arrived there not a member of the Junior League, I'd like you to leave there the same way."