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For a moment, there was silnece, and then at Brooke's nod, the rest of the Squad, minus me, chimed in. "Yes, sir."I said nothing. For one thing, I wasn't exactly keen on speaking in unison, and for another, I wasn't about to make any promises I couldn't keep. "Toby."I jumped in my seat. The Voice actually knew my name. And somehow, he had the freaky ability to ascertain that of all of us, I was the one who hadn't responded. "Do you understand?"I contemplated telling him what I didn't understand was his familial relationshiops, but stayed momentarily silent, causing everyone within a three-foot radius to kick me under the table at

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My God,_ she says. __ feel like I__e gone through a car wash.__ laugh, or force myself to, because it__ not something I__ normally laugh at.__hat about you?_ she says to Scottie. __ow did you make out?_____ a boy,_ Scottie says. __ook at me.__and has gotten into the bottom of her suit, creating a huge bulge. She scratches at the bulge. ____ going to go to work now,_ she says. I think she__ impersonating me and that Mrs. Speer is getting an unrealistic, humiliating glimpse.__cottie,_ I say. __ake that out.___t must be fun to have girls,_ Mrs. Speer says.She looks at the ocean, and I see that she__ looking at Alex sunbathing on the floating raft. Sid leans over Alex and puts his mouth to hers. She raises a hand to his head, and for a moment I forget it__ my daughter out there and think of how long it has been since I__e been kissed or kissed like that.__r maybe you have your hands full,_ Mrs. Speer says.__o, no,_ I say. __t__ great,_ and it is, I suppose, though I feel like I__e just acquired them and don__ know yet. __hey__e been together for ages._ I gesture to Alex and Sid. I don__ understand if they__e a couple or if this is how all kids in high school act these days.Mrs. Speer looks at me curiously, as if she__ about to say something, but she doesn__.__nd boys._ I gesture to her little dorks. __hey must keep you busy.___hey__e a handful. But they__e at such a fun age. It__ such a joy.__he gazes out at her boys. Her expression does little to convince me that they__e such a joy. I wonder how many times parents have these dull conversations with one another and how much they must hide. They__e so goddamn hyper, I__ do anything to inject them with a horse tranquilizer. They keep insisting that I watch what they can do, but I truly don__ give a fuck. How hard is it to jump off a diving board?My girls are messed up, I want to say. One talks dirty to her own reflection. Did you do that when you were growing up?__our girls seem great, too,_ she says. __ow old are they?___en and eighteen. And yours?___en and twelve.___h,_ I say. __reat.___our younger one sure is funny,_ she says. __ mean, not funny. I meant entertaining.___h, yeah. That__ Scottie. She__ a riot.

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It's about the ways in which girls deal with anger and aggression, as opposed to the ways in which boys do. The premise is that boys tend to be more direct in their aggression - physical confrontation - while in contrast, girls use an indirect approach known as relational aggression. Relational aggression is a form of aggression where the group is used as a weapon to assault others and others' relationships. It uses lies, secrets, betrayals and a host of other two-faced tactics to destroy or damage the relationships and social standing of others in the group.

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Sometimes I just want to go in a room and break things and scream. Like, it__ so much pressure all the time and if you get upset or angry, people say, __re you on the rag of something?_ And it__ like I want to say, __o. I__ just pissed off right now. Can__ I just be pissed off? How come that__ not okay for me?_ Like my dad will say, __ can__ talk to you when you__e hysterical._ And I__ totally not being hysterical! I__ just mad. And he__ the one losing it. But then I feel embarrassed anyway. So I slap on that smile and pretend everything__ okay even though it__ not.

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