“It might be a little bit crazy, even. Like, for real crazy. Not just 'oh isn't that charming and endearing' crazy but 'wow that might be a deep-seated psychological issue' crazy.”
Lauren Barnholdt“a) he's late. b) he's acting like an asshole and blowing me off. c)he's gotten into a horrible car crash that's left dead. The most likely answer is A. (We went to prom together, and the limo had to wait in his driveway for half an hour. At the end of the night, we got charged for an extra hour. He- read: his parents- paid for it, but still.)”
Lauren Barnholdt, Two-Way Street“Not for the first time, I wonder what it would feel like that, to be so beautiful that you don't even realize people are watching you, to be so confident that you don't even have to worry about being nervous or feeling self-conscious. I've spent what seems like my whole life trying to pretend I'm that way. What would it be like to have it just come naturally?”
Lauren Barnholdt, The Thing About the Truth“If you want to know the truth,” he says, leaning forward like he’s getting ready to tell a really good story, “it has to do with Kelsey. And the biggest lie of all.”And that’s when I realize the thing about the truth. It always comes out, no matter what you do.”
Lauren Barnholdt“The thing about loving someone, is that yelling at them only feels good while you're doing it -- as soon as they're gone, all you want to do is take it all back”
Lauren Barnholdt, Getting Close“Because sometimes when someone is telling you something really important, it’s best to just let there be silence, to really think about what they’re saying. A lot of times people think they have to say something all insightful or wise or something to try and make the person feel better. But really, sometimes silence is best.”
Lauren Barnholdt, The Thing About the Truth“Not for the first time, I wonder what it would feel like that, to be so beautiful that you don't even realize people are watching you, to be so confident that you don't even have to worry about being nervous or feeling self-conscious. I've spent my whole life trying to pretend I'm that way. What would it be like to have it just come naturally?”
Lauren Barnholdt, The Thing About the Truth“I mean, scamming on guys on the Internet? I thought that was only for forty-year-old divorcees who Photoshop their pictures in an effort to appear younger and thinner.”
Lauren Barnholdt, Two-Way Street“Emotional attachments are messy. They end with broken hearts and stalking.”
Lauren Barnholdt, Two-Way Street“People come and go, in and out of each other’s lives like it’s nothing. So I don’t know how/why this should be a big deal.”
Lauren Barnholdt, Two-Way Street“The information age is so psychotic – without the cell phone and Internet, I would be drama free right now.”
Lauren Barnholdt, Two-Way Street