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Jillian Lauren Quotes

Life is a constant series of cleaning up the last mess.

Life is a constant series of cleaning up the last mess.

Jillian Lauren
Lasts, Cleaning, Life Is
Jillian Lauren (2011). “Pretty: A Novel”, p.31, Penguin

Girls at war opt for a quieter cruelty than fistfights and drive-by shootings. Girls circumvent the corporeal and go straight for each other's souls. The bleeding is harder to stanch.

Jillian Lauren
Girl, War, Soul
Jillian Lauren (2010). “Some Girls: My Life in a Harem”, p.62, Penguin

I look for a sign. Where to go next. you never know when you'll get one. Even the most faithless among us are waiting to be proven wrong.

Jillian Lauren
Waiting, Looks, Next
Jillian Lauren (2011). “Pretty: A Novel”, p.101, Penguin

I know something about performing. I know that when it seems like the avalanche is about to roll over you, you face into it and keep both arms swimming as hard as you can. You smile and you sell it.

Jillian Lauren
Swimming, Over You, Arms
Jillian Lauren (2010). “Some Girls: My Life in a Harem”, p.68, Penguin

I've always liked rooms where the party hasn't started yet...I love the feeling that anything could happen. After the party, when anything already has happened, there's usually the inevitable fact to face that anything wasn't all you'd hoped it to be.

Jillian Lauren
Party, Feelings, Rooms

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