Oh, high school and everything. The first day I met you, you were almost crying because those guys were teasing you, and it was just because they thought you were cute. You have attention, that’s a given. But I like it, okay? I like to get some attention at school and when we go out. I’m kind of jealous of you, Parker.

I was planning to eat that,” April says as Henry discovers a pudding and spoons it into his mouth with such intense concentration that I think his eyes have crossed.

No matter what creatures people fear in the dead of the night, in this city, violence is more likely to be carried out by men.

Just because you don’t want to see something doesn’t mean that it will go away. Do you think inhumanity doesn’t exist if you pretend not to see it? Or maybe get too drunk to understand? We’ve forgotten the things that make life worthwhile.

Do the pamphlets follow the mood of the people, or do the pamphlets encourage certain opinions among the masses?

Just because you don't want to see something doesn't mean that it will go away. Do you think inhumanity doesn't exist if you pretend not to see it? Or maybe get too drunk to understand? We've forgotten the things that make life worthwhile.

You're April's closest friend. I wasn't expecting you to fall into bed with me, but the two of you haven't exactlybeen living a chaste lifestyle. "I was". My voice is small."What?""Chaste. I made a promise."..."So there you are, drinking and taking drugs to the point of incapacitation, and you've been missing out on thebest part of debauchery?""I wouldn't know""If you want to know, tell me

Araby is good at getting men to sleep beside her without anything... happening

Sit". I gesture to the chairs."I need to tell you something"."You adore me and are having trouble keeping your hands to yourself?" he suggests."No". But my seriousness is lost on him.He sits and pulls me close. "I'm having trouble keeping my hands to myself

Or maybe the ugliness is in us. That's just the way we are.Underneath the pretense of civilization.