Sara Shepard Quotes

Its more fun to think of the future than dwell on the past.

I've written short stories from male perspectives before, and I've never had a problem with it as long as I've understood the character's emotions and motivations.

,the rest of the girls pretended not to notice. That's just what best friends do.

I told my parents she's a low-income student from inner-city Philadelphia who's going through some tough times at home right now, and I'm doing this as an outreach program through Rosewood Day. Amazingly, they bought it.

The thing was, being perfect didn't mean anything if it wasn't real.

I do a lot of revising on paper. Sometimes I think I should just write longhand - what I type reads very different once I print it out.

I mean, that's where you're going with this, aren't you? Just because we rattled off some names doesn't mean we have any control over them dying or going missing or whatever.

School always makes me want to hibernate. - Emma

Aria Crosses Over

Aria: I went to Hollis. Because I was looking for ... you know. Her. She was teaching an art class, so I ran inside, grabbed a paintbrush, and painted a scarlet A across her chest. You know, like that woman in The Scarlet Letter? It was awesome. She didn't know what hit her. And then I said, 'Now everyone will know what you've done'.
Ella: Do you realize that Hester Prynne is supposed to be a sympathetic character?

All the desks in this room are bolted down, Sutton. Just so you know." Uh, okay.

Sean was starting to remind her of the croque-monsieur she once ordered in Nice. At first glance, it looked like a plain, cookie-cutter grilled cheese, nothing special. But when she bit into it, the cheese was Brie and there were chopped-up portabello mushrooms hidden underneath. There was a lot more to it than it had appeared. Sean

It's amazing what you don't see, though. Even when it's right in front of your eyes.

all of us are damaged in our own ways. It's just that most people call it 'experience'. And you've had a lot of experience.

But you can't make someone be something they're not.

Knowing the right questions is better than knowing all the right answers Caleb from Pretty Little Liars (TV Show)

Emma sounds like an old maid. Sutton's way better." - Nisha
Emma pursed her lips, but I couldn't help it. I burst out laughing.

Emma still had a lot to learn about me. The only place I went stag was the bathroom.

Whatever baggage you have, use it. Conquer it. Don't let it stop you.

Spencer." Mrs. Hastings leaned across the restaurant table. "Don't touch the bread. It's rude to start eating before everyone is seated.

It's so much more fun to be naughty...
-A

I didn't want to talk, mostly because I didn't cry, mostly because I was numb. But didn't they realize I was trying to spare them from my pain?

Don't believe everything you hear

If he's giving you up, maybe he isn't worth it.

Penn station", Ali said to the driver, slamming the door. Then she turned back to Hanna. "We ditch the bitches", she said. "And then we take them down".

Don't get too comfortable. It's not over until I say it is. -A

Mona played with dolls, I play with body parts. Game on bitches. -A

But Mike was like a Bjork song-all happy and giddy and fun on the surface, but bubbling with turmoil and pain underneath.

This doesn't mean you're damaged. It just means your mind has adapted to feelings of being unsafe. It's a coping mechanism

Detective Quinlan, I think I know who killed my sister."
...
"That's interesting. I was just coming back here to tell you the same thing... Emma.

The air smelled like a mélange of everyone's perfume and hair products, with a slight undertone of booze.

It's not fun to keep secrets, but sometimes you have to do it to protect yourself. And to protect people around you. - Meredith, p112

I'm sorry.' Althoug I wasn't sure what i was sorry for-showing emotion, maybe

When the game ended, Mike laid down his control paddle. "So you've met the Nordic goddess, right?"
Aria glanced up at him warily. "Excuse me?"
Mike rolled his eyes. "Duh. Klaudia, which I'm pretty sure is Scandinavian for sex vixen.

Every time she considered getting up and doing something, her limbs wouldn't move.

I don't have a twin. That's impossible." - Sutton
"You do have a twin." - Becky

That's immortality my darlings

Ezra clapped his hands. "all right," he said. "In addition to the books we're reading as a class, I want to do an extra side project on unreliable narrators." Devon Arliss raised her hand. "what does that mean?" Ezra strode around the room. "well, the narrator tells us the story in the book, right? But what if ... the narrator isn't telling us the truth? Maybe he's telling us his skewed version of the story to get you on his side. Or to scare you. Or maybe he's crazy!

Secrets are very intriguing - I always think that's an interesting theme.

You don't have to keep thanking me. I'm not Mother Teresa.

I guess anything's possible. But maybe I'm just being silly. There's time to keep hope alive and a time to let go.

Life is short. You've got to take what you can while you can.

We are the worst of ourselves and also the best. They can try and shock it out of us but it doesn't really go away, not entirely. And that's pl. It made me feel great to realize that. It made me feel almost whole again

I've always hated biology who cares how a cell divides, it just does

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the naughtiest of them all?

Before Ethan went all Incredible Hulk on Thayer's ass, the most exciting thing to happen was a spray-cheese fight some of the morons from the wrestling team got into on the back patio.

...felt an unfamiliar sensation in her chest. After a moment, she realized what it was: happiness

When someone covets something they desire and lust over it.Usually it's something they can't have. You've always had that problem ...

-Are you okay? he asked leaning slightly towards her.
-Don't I look okay?
-You look perfect as always. I asked how you felt.

DON'T MIND ME, I'M JUST DEAD!

I'm sorry, okay, I'm not perfect, but I'm trying.

Memory was a tricky thing, but reality was even trickier. Once you made up your mind about something, it was hard to comprehend that the truth could be something else

Sometimes, a family is like an ear of summer corn: It might look perfect on the outside, but when you peel the husk away. every kernel is rotten.

When I hide something, it stays hid, until I want it found.

I know what I know," she said softly. "But I let go of the fury I had for that boy a long time ago. If I didn't, it would consume me. Like perhaps it's consuming you

The best you can do is be honest with the people you love and hope that they'll care enough about you to listen.

When Courtney appeared from the hallway, a whisper of a smile emerged on her eerily familiar face; Spencer's legs dissolved into Jell-O. Aria let out a small squeak.

Never trust a pretty little liars even though they might be right.

Sometimes I hear a voice - sometimes it's the voice of someone I know. And sometimes that leads to a character, which leads to a story.

I loved the movie 'Heathers' and the TV show 'Twin Peaks.'

It's about taking everything you thought was true and throwing it out the window. It's about embracing life's unpredictability, letting go of boundaries, and starting over

We don't always love our friends every minute.

I know you saw something. Why else would you guys run? - Mr. Mercer

I know what it feels like to watch something happen and wish, going forward, that you could do something, anything, to change at least your world, the people around you, to keeo everything close to you safe

Seeing 'Pretty Little Liars' fans adapt and create their own stories is both exciting and flattering, and I think what Amazon Publishing is offering through Kindle Worlds is a great way to reward their ingenuity.

The obstacle is the path.

Her sister - shimmering and translucent in the moonlight - was next to her, standing fiercely over Ethan with her fists balled up. And then, just as quickly, she was gone.

Without Mona, Hanna felt like a great outfit without matching accessories, a screw-driver that was all orange juice and no vodka, and an iPod without headphones. She just felt wrong.

I do believe, girls, that Mr. Emo Boy is next. - Laurel

If a little voice in your head is telling you something is up, maybe you should listen.

I primarily read fiction, and I read a good many wonderful books while writing 'The Visibles.'

Life isn't worth living if you're scared all the time.
-Jordan

If my characters travel somewhere, I generally write about a place I know to give the scenes more authenticity.

But just remember, the world has a way of balancing out: when someone is given back, something else must be taken away.

She still felt like a punked-out, faux-leather-wearing, free-thinking Bratz doll in a sea of Pretty Princess of Preppyland Barbies.

You can dream about something for so long, but sometimes reality doesn't exactly live up.

You should know the truth about the stars
even though it seems like they're close together, up there in heavens, they're zillion light years apart.

Life is hard already. Why make it harder?

Secrets can eat you alive. They break down your soul. It's better to have them in the open

You're right. We Mercer girls are alike... We're bitches you don't want to mess with. - Laurel, to Ethan

We haven't officially met," she said softly. "I'm Charlotte Chamberlain. I'm very sorry for your loss."
...
"I'm so sorry, Char," she whispered...
"We're sorry we didn't give you a chance to explain," Madeline said.

I'm still here, bitches. And I know everything." -A

Under the glitzy, glamorous surface of the simplest popcorn flick, there were often hidden depths of meaning.

That was the thing about guys, though: Sometimes, they had the emotional depth of a flea.

'The Glass Castle' by Jeannette Walls is the quintessential dysfunctional family.

Good-bye, Nisha, I added my farewell to my sister's. I promise, whoever did this to us is going to pay.

Maybe the best reputation is no reputation. Maybe it's best not to care whatsoever how people see you. Maybe the only thing that really matters is how you see yourself.

The woman wasn't Mr. Kahn's sister. She was Mr. Kahn.

Toby twisted around. "Boo." Emily screamed.

Alison was great at keeping secrets, but she was also great at punishing people with the truth."

- Jason Dilaurentis, Pretty Little Liars

German reminded her of an old man hacking up phlegm.

When I first started this, I was just trying to survive. But now... I feel like I know Sutton, Ethan. I know it sounds weird, but I feel like she's here sometimes, still with me, cheering me on. I love her, and I can't let her down. She deserves justice." She shook her head again. "I'm either going to solve this thing, or I'm going to die trying."
I felt my whole being fall very still. No one had ever made a promise like that for me, risked death for me. For once I was glad that Emma couldn't hear my thoughts. I wasn't sure I could find the words to tell her how grateful I was.

I was just over high school, and I was kind of artsy.

Its not bragging if its true.

No one believes a liar. Even when she's telling the truth.

Four liars are about to be burned
-A

Fine,' Aria conceded. 'But *I'll* carry her.' She grabbed the baby seeat from the back. A smell of baby powder wafted up to greet her, bringing a lump in her throat. Her father Byron, and his girlfriend, Meredith, had just had a baby, and she loved Lola with all her heart. If she looked too long at this baby, she might love her just as much.

And that, I thought, was how you make a dramatic exit.

They felt kind of like dolls, with Ali arranging their every move.

I didn't cry when I asked him what it felt like, suffering with whatever had befallen him, and he replaid, It's something that's been inside me for a long time. And you fight and fight and fight against it for so long, but then it just crashes over you and pulls you down