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“Life will surprise you sometimes. Sometimes I wish it would stop doing that.”
― Katherine Applegate

“slapsplash”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“Homo sapiens.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan

“It was fascinating. It was a lesson that no book taught. It was a spy-cam straight into the human soul. Everyone flinched when they saw her, that was to be expected, that was inevitable. How could they not? The human mind was prepared to see certain things and not others. So it wasn,'t the shocked looks that fascinated 2Face, rather it was what came next: the pity, the anger, the poor attempts to conceal disgust, the dishonesty, the bending over backward to pretend it wasn't there, and the outright ridicule and anger.
The anger was most interesting. People were outraged that she would dare show them something ugly. It was a social sin. Her existence forced people to confront the uncertainty of life. And of course the irony disturbed people most of all: the pretty girl turned ugly. Like they would have understood if she'd been ugly to begin with. But a beauty turned hideous? What kind of rotten trick was that?”
― Katherine Applegate, The Mayflower Project

“Robin”
― Katherine Applegate, Crenshaw

“She started to morph. I'd seen three others do it now, so it wasn't a surprise to me. But it was still horrifying to watch a friend, someone you cared about, twist and deform and mutate before your eyes.”
― Katherine Applegate, The Encounter

“trunk”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“I closed my eyes. I imagined our things spread out on the lawn tomorrow. My mom was right, of course. They were just things. Bits of plastic and wood and cardboard and steel. Bunches of atoms. I knew all too well that there were people in the world who didn’t have Monopoly games or race car beds. I had a roof over my head. I had food most of the time. I had clothes and blankets and a dog and a family.”
― Katherine Applegate, Crenshaw

“All you must do is say 'Once there was...' and let your hoping find the words.”
― Katherine Applegate

“Tusky”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“I wasn’t looking on the bright side. It’s better to have a big car than a little one when you are living in it. And it’s better to have a box in a car than a box on a street. Those were just facts. I wasn’t like my dad, who kept saying we weren’t homeless. We were just car camping.”
― Katherine Applegate, Crenshaw

“haven’t had much luck when it comes to moms.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“could be more like that. No one’s ever accused me of being levelheaded. Hotheaded, sure.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Bob

“Dream?” Renzo repeated,”
― Katherine Applegate, The First

“It’s for my mom,” Julia says. “It’s a flying dog.” She”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan

“Dia memberi tahu mereka, tak peduli betapa dewasa aku terlihat, aku pasti akan lebih berkembang lagi setelah remaja.”
― Katherine Applegate, Crenshaw

“There is always a logical explanation for things. I just had to figure out what it was.”
― Katherine Applegate, Crenshaw

“one percent of a fully grown tree is actually alive at any one time.”
― Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

“white”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Bob

“That putrid rag was my best friend once upon a time,” I said. Kinyani nudged my nose. “I know,” she said softly, gently, and I suppose she could see the pain in my eyes. “I know, Ivan.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Family

“I guess I’d come to understand that the world could change in a heartbeat.”
― Katherine Applegate (Author), Willodeen

“Toward the end of the shift, when the orders from the waitresses had slowed to a trickle and the cleaning up of the kitchen had begun, J.T. picked a CD and slipped it into the CD player the cooks kept on top of a reach-in refrigerator.

He cranked the volume to seven and hit Play. Offspring doing "Bad Habit." It was one of the kitchen staff standards. They favored seriously hard-edged rock at the end of a tough night. The worse the night, the wilder the music.

Skeet, one of the other cooks, heard the opening bars and gave J.T. a wink. "It wasn't that bad of a night," she said.

"Oh, Skeet, you think every night is a Melissa Etheridge night," J.T. teased. He waltzed over, took Skeet by the waist, and drew her into a completely incongruous dance, as if they were keeping time to a different piece of music. "First time you've danced with a guy, Skeet?"

"No, only I prefer guys with some idea of rhythm," Skeet said.

J.T. released her, laughing. "Come on, Tom," he said, inviting the fry cook to dance. "Let's go."

"Yeah, when pigs fly," Tom said.

"No one wants to dance," J.T. complained. Then he spotted Lianne coming through the swinging doors. "Lianne! Dance with me." He snapped his fingers. "I got dancin' feet."

"Dance to this?" Lianne said, turning up her nose.

"Skeet! Stick in Rihanna," J.T. ordered. Seconds later Rihanna came on. But still Lianne refused.

"J.T., you're at work," she said. She gave him a peck on the cheek and went back to the dining room just as Marquez passed through the door.

J.T. retreated a bit, stepping back behind the line and pretending to go back to work. Marquez started to do side work, dipping tartar sauce into little plastic cups, but J.T. knew her too well to think she could ignore the music. Within seconds he could see the effect-- a motion beginning with her head, swaying just slightly at first, translated down her neck to her shoulders, her bottom, her legs, topped off by a little twirl with the tartar sauce spoon still in her hand.

J.T. smiled ruefully. The future Harvard girl. The future corporate lawyer.

There wasn't anything wrong in dancing with his former girlfriend, was there? After all, a moment earlier he'd been dancing with Skeet. He'd even asked Tom, although the fry cook was unlikely to be seen as a threat by Lianne. No, he should stick to his work.

Marquez was now dancing far more than she was filling cups of tartar sauce.

J.T. whipped off his apron. Screw it. He had dancin' feet. What was he supposed to do?

He took the spoon from Marquez and set it down.

"Crank it, Skeet," he said.

By the time Lianne reappeared in the kitchen, Marquez was up on the stainless steel counter, hands in the air over her head, hips thrusting, hair loose and flying, doing death-defying moves. J.T. was dancing more sedately below her, choosing to keep his feet on the ground.

"Is this really--" Lianne began, but the music drowned her out.

She caught J.T.'s eye. He gave her a wan grin and tried to draw her into the moment. But Lianne just looked angry and hurt.”
― Katherine Applegate, Beach Blondes: June Dreams / July's Promise / August Magic

“tusks”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“pedestal”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan

“We smell feelings, too. Sad has a sharp scent, with an undertone of sweetness. Sad smells like being lost in a winter forest as the sun goes down. And happy? Happy is the best, but there’s a touch of wistfulness around the edges. Happy smells like bacon ice cream served up in an expensive leather shoe.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Bob

“That’s plenty. Imaginary friends are like books. We’re created, we’re enjoyed, we’re dog-eared and creased, and then we’re tucked away until we’re needed again.”
― Katherine Applegate, Crenshaw

“Sería más sencillo prometerle dejar de comer, dejar de respirar, dejar de ser un gorila.”
― Katherine Applegate, El único e incomparable Iván

“Hassan.”
― Katherine Applegate, Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs

“like an ugly bird.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan & Bob ebook collection

“Take a deep breath and think about pineapples,” Aunt Kinyani advises. “That always helps me.” I do as she says. But I do not really like pineapples, so I am still sad.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby