The Ivies Quotes
"Today, half the seniors at Claflin Academy will die. On the inside, that is."
"College admissions is always a heady mix of longing, desperation, and rage."
"I guess I’m a bitch, too. It’s an unfortunate side effect of being an Ivy."
"Dream big, Olivia, my mom always said. Keep one foot on the ground, though: dreams are useless without a practical plan of action."
"I’m not technologically or socially gifted, but as one of the few scholarship students at Claflin, I offer Avery a bit of social-proofing."
"Friends don’t compete with each other for spots."
"My Harvard acceptance sticks in my throat. Can she sense it through the phone?"
"I feel Ethan’s warm, broad hand on my shoulder and look up into concerned hazel eyes behind those chunky plastic frames."
"Every time money comes up, I can’t stand the patronizing side glances, my friends’ clueless reassurances that I’ll be fine because schools just love to throw money at people like me."
"There are plenty of Katherine Montforts here, and I don’t just mean the adults."
"Why else have I been playing the Ivies’ game all these years? To survive."
"The confrontation fizzles as we all dive back into our phones."
"Emma really is an asshole. But I can’t help the way my whole body flushes at the sight of him. He’s perfect."
"Emma is facedown in the water, auburn hair floating around her like a halo."
"The questions itch up my throat, make my tongue weigh heavy in my mouth."
"It’s going to be a beautiful day. A joke made at our expense."
"Classes are canceled for the rest of the week."
"I’m doing okay; taking it one step at a time, you know?"
"If dealing with your friend’s death were a class, I would have an A."
"Wishful thinking? Or maybe Claflin wouldn’t let them send a mortuary vehicle past the school gates."
"We need to get our stories straight."
"You’re mixed up in this somehow. You may not know it, or understand it, but things keep leading back to you."
"Watch yourself until the case is fully resolved."
"If you don’t confess to Emma’s murder, I’ll turn over your sex tape."
"Men who memorize age-of-consent laws are big fucking creeps."
"I’m not a suspect. She’s not sold on Tipton."
"I’ll have to play dumb. As far as any of them are concerned, you are one hundred percent confident in Tipton’s guilt."
"You should find some new friends. The Ivies…They eat girls like us alive."
"I’m almost free. When you get some of them away from the bullshit of school, they’re not so different from us. Just girls."
"The detective taps her finger again, rapidly. A thinking tic."
"I’ll dive into her Google Drive. All of Emma’s secrets are at my fingertips now."
"It’s easier that way sometimes. We could talk about all the stupid, frivolous bullshit we wanted without feeling bad."
"I’ve watched enough procedurals on TV to know that Cataldo’s going to need to take my statement."
"It’s a relief, because I’m definitely not editing tonight, not with the party starting in less than two hours."
"I’m going to need coffee. And then I start from the top."
"We all liked you, Liv. Enough to have you around. We just...didn't treat you as nicely as we could have."
"I'm taking a gap year. Applied to a few places, and I should find out soon."
"The bright lights burn my eyes. I stare, straight ahead, and don’t blink."
"It's good you have a sense of humor about it."
"You can't come back from getting me expelled."
"I might have done the same thing. But I wouldn’t expect that person to be all hunky-dory with me."