From Kaavya Viswanathan's How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life:
Page 39: "Moneypenny was the brainy female character. Yet another example of how every girl had to be one or the other: smart or pretty."
Page 48: "He had too-long shaggy brown hair that fell into his eyes, which were always half shut. His mouth was always curled into a half smile, like he knew about some big joke that was about to be played on you."
Page 142: "He tapped me on the shoulder and said something so random I worried that he needed more expert counselling than I could provide."
Page 118: "If from drink you get your thrill, take precaution - write your will."
Page 119: "All the dangerous drug abusers end up safe as total losers."
From Megan McCafferty's Sloppy Firsts:
Page 6: "Sabrina was the brainy Angel. Yet another example of how every girl had to be one or the other: pretty or smart."
Page 23: "He's got dusty reddish dreads that a girl could never run her hands through. His eyes are always half-shut. His lips are usually curled in a semi-smile, like he's in on a big joke that's being played on you but you don't know it yet."
Page 217: "But then he tapped me on the shoulder, and said something so random that I was afraid he was back on the junk."
From Salman Rushdie's Haroun and the Sea of Stories:
Page 35: "If from speed you get your thrill / take precaution - make your will."
Page 31: "All the dangerous overtakers / end up safe as undertakers."
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