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Nothing More To Tell by Karen M. McManus

Nothing More To Tell Quotes
"The world would be a better place if more people knew when to stop talking. Everyone says too much, all the time."
"When life hands you lemons, make lemon cake."
"It’s actually not uncommon with kids, I’ve learned. Children’s memories are less developed than adult memories. Plus they’re more suggestible, and less reliable."
"That girl is pretty like Mount Everest is high."
"You’re in my way," he says peevishly. I guess nostalgia time is over.
"That’s the question that keeps me up at night. Why would you?"
"Then my coffee is not your coffee, cherished niece. Give it back."
"It’s not their fault I had to move, and it’s not like I expected them to start wearing all black and boycotting social events."
"What a warm welcome back to Saint Ambrose, huh? Population: messed up."
"He’s all about growing the brand, and his ideas can be pretty old-school."
"I’m kind of done with this whole mothering thing."
"Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t you forget about me."
"That's not who he is, I think, and then I push the thought away, because how do I know, really?"
"No, Brynn. I didn’t hate you back then. And I don’t hate you now. Not even a little bit."
"The first boy I ever had a crush on told me I looked like a fairy princess."
"There’s more than one way to be awful, you know."
"Probably not, but do you think that's a good idea?"
"There’s nothing physically wrong with him, so I’m thinking post-traumatic stress."
"You smell like a brewery and you look like shit."
"You just never appreciated it until your social circle shrank to—me."
"I don’t see how I can scale the wrought-iron part of the fence, though; the spikes on top look as though they could impale me."
"What—and I cannot stress this strongly enough—the fuck are you doing?"
"Because I’ll know when you’re telling the truth."
"You cared more about the school paper than about me."
"I don’t think I’ll ever feel better, to be honest. I don’t think I should."
"I can’t believe that you’ve been thinking all this time that your dad killed Mr. Larkin."
"You’ve been using me this whole time, haven’t you?"
"I need to talk to you because I remembered something."
"The kind you don’t have to fill with bullshit because you’re afraid of it stretching so long that the other person starts asking questions you don’t want to answer."
"You’re much more important to me than a story, Tripp."
"I want," I say. It comes out a little more fervent than I meant it to.
"The Jesus I believe in would have a beer with you."
"Not you specifically. Jesus respects the drinking age."
"Life hands you lemons, you know? I guess he finally grew into it."
"Then I have no qualms about asking you to wake me up when it’s over."
"An apology," I say. "I know I’m not the most thoughtful person, but I really do value your friendship. I always have."
"That’s a whole other conversation, but we need to have this one first."
"I’m the adult in this situation, and you get to be the kid. At least one of your parents should let you be the kid. Better late than never, right?"
"Secrets can eat you alive, and the truth can break your heart, and sometimes it’s hard to know which is worse."
"You weren’t just chasing a story, you were trying to help people who were hurting find peace."
"I know that you can have the best intentions and still get the worst results."
"He’s on a one-man mission to make sure that once Uncle Nick fully recovers, he has all the legal help he needs."
"It’s Dad’s way of saying sorry for always giving Uncle Nick a hard time."
"I almost did as soon as I reached the elevator."
"Because you’re a born reporter, and you miss it."
"I didn’t get the Kendrick Scholarship... Eh, it’s okay."
"You don’t know if any of that is true, and it’s not your job to find out."