What they don't tell you is that you're more confused at twenty than you were at seventeen.

Whether or not he still wanted me, I knew he wouldn't want anyone else to have me.

—Penelope Douglas in Rival

There was a time when I had all of his attention and loved it. As much as I wanted him to leave me alone, I also liked how he seemed surprised. I liked the way he was looking at me right now. And then I remembered that I hated him.

—Penelope Douglas in Bully

I wanted to make more than just money. I wanted to make a difference and be remembered.

—Penelope Douglas in Misconduct

The more you suffered, the more you survived. It shaped people in different ways, and what broke one person could empower another.

—Penelope Douglas in Falling Away

The most valuable lesson anyone learns in life should be learned as early as possible. That you don't have to live in the reality someone else had invented. You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. Ever.

—Penelope Douglas in Corrupt

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

—George Bernard Shaw

I'm not confused. I'm just well mixed.

—Robert Frost

Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke.

—Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Confusion is always the most honest response.

—Marty Indik