“ The only thing worse than a boy who hates you: a boy that loves you. ”
“ Beautiful face. Beautiful body. Horrible attitude. It was the holy trinity of hot boys. ”
“ The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain. ”
Benjamin Alire Sáenz , Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
“ Look, let me just say it: He was hot. A nonhot boy stares at you relentlessly and it is, at best, awkward and, at worst, a form of assault. But a hot boy . . . well. ”
“ When a girl cries, few things are more worthless than a boy. ”
“ When you look for a man- what you want to look for is a man with the heart of a poor boy and the mind of a conqueror. ”
“ Only time can heal your broken heart. Just as only time can heal his broken arms and legs. ”
“ Girls do not dress for boys. They dress for themselves and, of course, each other. If girls dressed for boys they’d just walk around naked at all times. ”
“ I was crying a little for the boy I had wanted him to be and the boy he hadn’t turned out to be. ”
“ I understood books. I did not understand boys—especially alien boys. ”
“ Girls will get together just to get together. Guys need an activity as an excuse. Otherwise it’s too homo for them to handle. ”
“ Maybe you could be mine / or maybe we’ll be entwined / aimless in this sexless foreplay. ”
“ In my experience, boys are predictable. As soon as they think of something, they do it. Girls are smarter—they plan ahead. They think about not getting caught. ”
“ Yes, boys are a little like shoes. Why? Well...They can be useful. But mainly...They are nice to look at. Getting the right one can be a lovely accessory to an outfit. There are times when you couldn't do without them. And there are times when you'd rather do without them. Get the wrong ones and they can hurt. There are many types and often the ones that look the nicest are completely unpractical. ”
“ Do real boys actually call girls baby? I don't have enough experience to know. I do know that if a guy ever called me baby, I'd probably laugh in his face. Or choke him. ”
“ I don't know," I said. "What else did you do for your first eighteen years?"
"Like I said," he said as I unlocked the car, "I'm not so sure that you should go by my example."
"Why not?"
"Because I have my regrets," he said. "Also, I'm a guy. And guys do different stuff."
"Like ride bikes?" I said.
"No," he replied. "Like have food fights. And break stuff. And set off firecrackers on people's front porches. And..."
"Girls can't set off firecrackers on people's front porches?"
"They can," he said... "But they're smart enough not to. That's the difference. ”
“ While Leo fussed over his helm controls, Hazel and Frank relayed the story of the fish-centaurs and their training camp.
'Incredible,' Jason said. 'These are really good brownies.'
'That's your only comment?' Piper demanded.
He looked surprised. 'What? I heard the story. Fish-centaurs. Merpeople. Letter of intro to the Tiber River god. Got it. But these brownies--'
'I know,' Frank said, his mouth full. 'Try them with Ester's peach preserves.'
'That,' Hazel said, 'is incredibly disgusting.'
'Pass me the jar, man,' Jason said.
Hazel and Piper exchanged a look of total exasperation. Boys. ”
“
Boys will be boys
, that's what people say. No one ever mentions how girls have to be something other than themselves altogether. We are to stifle the same feelings that boys are encouraged to display. We are to use gossip as a means of policing ourselves -- this way those who do succumb to sex but are not damaged by it are damaged instead by peer malice. Girls demand a covenant because if one gives in, others will be expected to do the same. We are to remain united in cruelty, ignorance, and aversion. Or we are to starve the flesh from our bones, penalizing the body for its nature, castigating ourselves for advances we are powerless to prevent. We are to make false promises then resist the attentions solicited. Basically we are to become expert liars. ”
“ You must tell Lady Alanna that sometime. I'd do it from a distance. ”
“ I liked that he was a tenured professor in the Department of Slightly Crooked Smiles with a dual appointments in the Department of Having a Voice that Made My Skin Feel More Like Skin. ”
“ Boys, Laila came to see, treated friendship the way they treated the sun: its existence undisputed; its radiance best enjoyed, not beheld directly. ”
“ Getting you a date to prom is so hard that the hypothetical idea itself is actually used to cut diamonds," I added. Radar tapped a locker twice with his fist to show his approval, and then came back with another. "Ben, getting you a date to prom is so hard that the American government believes the problem cannot be solved with diplomacy, but will instead require force. ”
“ And Nate? You kiss like a slobbering dog, you have bad breath, and you wouldn't know how to punch the right buttons on a girl if we came with manuals. Happy Thanksgiving, Jackass. ”
“ Boys are unpredictable. This maybe not be news, but I'm starting to think it's one of the best things about them. ”
“ I didn't answer, but, please—nothing is obvious with boys. For such simple creatures, they are quite baffling. ”
“ Do you like him much?'
I told you I liked him a little. Where is the use of caring for him so very much: he is full of faults.'
Is he?'
All boys are. ”
“ There’s nothing more dangerous than a boy with charm. ”
Christina Aguilera , Christina Aguilera: "Back to Basics" (Pvg)
“ A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide. ”
“ THE LUXE IS . . .
Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn.
Irresistible boys with mischievous smiles and dangerous intentions.
White lies, dark secrets, and scandalous hookups.
This is Manhattan in 1899. ”
“ Only insecure boys will belittle a woman. The greatest way to "man-up" is to empower women. ”
“ Boys are idiots.
Girls are idiots, too, of course, but boys are a special kind of idiot.
A girl, for instance, will vote for a boy in an election, or go to a movie that's about a boy, or buy a book that features a boy hero (or villain). Boys are much less likely to return the favor. They can't wrap their feeble minds around the idea that this
girl
might have anything in common with them. It's like they can't recognize girls as human beings. ”
Josh Lieb , I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President
“ The world expected girls to pluck and primp and put on heels. Meanwhile, boys dressed in rumpled T-shirts and baggy pants and misplace their combs, and yet you were suppose to fall at their feet? Unacceptable. ”
“ Did you read the part that says, 'Your hair is like a flock of goats'? How romantic is that? Or that other line, 'Your neck is like the tower of David.' Oh, now, that sounds real attractive! If some guy tried those lines on me, I'm sure I'd fall instantly in love with him. ”
“ Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years. ”
“ I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys? ”
“ All I know is, he found out you left and he locked himself in the shed and barricaded the door. No one's seen him since," Doug said. "When I bolted, Sean and Evan were trying to boost Caleb up onto the roof so he could look through the skylight and make sure the kid wasn't dead or something. ”
“ I'm not trouble at all. I'm just a guy trying to get a girl to give him the time of day. I'm like every song on the radio. ”
“ There," she said. She rocked him back and forth. "There, you foolish, beautiful boy who wants to change the world. There, there. And who could keep from loving you? Who could keep from loving a boy so brave and true? ”
“ There are boys you look at and want to touch with your mouth, and there are boys you look at and want to wear one of those surgical masks everyone in China had during bird flu. There are a lot more bird-flu boys at large. ”
“ Don’t ever worry what the boys who don’t appreciate originality think of you. They’re fools. ”
“ He snuffles.
Oh, no.
He's not going to cry, is he? Because even though it's sweet when guys cry, I am so not prepared for this.
Girl scouts didn't teach me what to do with emotionally unstable drunk boys. ”
