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Fine,' Aria conceded. 'But *I'll* carry her.' She grabbed the baby seeat from the back. A smell of baby powder wafted up to greet her, bringing a lump in her throat. Her father Byron, and his girlfriend, Meredith, had just had a baby, and she loved Lola with all her heart. If she looked too long at this baby, she might love her just as much.

Sometimes, a family is like an ear of summer corn: It might look perfect on the outside, but when you peel the husk away. every kernel is rotten.

I don't know what to do,' she finished. 'I feel like I'm the one who has to keep everyone together.

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is the quintessential dysfunctional family.

Don't believe everything you hear

If the next car passed is blue, Violet will be okay, she thought. If it's red, A will do something horrible to her. She heard a growl of an engine and shut her eyes, afraid to see what the future might hold. She'd never cared so much about anything in her life. Just as the car was passing, she opened her eyes and saw a Mercedes hood ornament. She let out a long sigh, tears coming to her eyes once more. The car was blue.

I suppose I could let bygones be bygones, forgive and forget, yadda yadda. But where's the fun in that? These pretty little bitches got everything I ever wanted, and now I'm going to make sure they get exactly what they deserve. Does that make me sound awful? Sorry, but as every pretty little liar knows, sometimes the truth's ugly-and it always hurts. I'll be watching.... Mwah! -A

Everybody has a secret and everybody has problems.

For me, writing for younger audiences and writing for adults uses two different halves of my brain.

Go now. Alone. Or I make good on my promise. -A

There's a lot you can't tell about people, looking in from the outside" -Hanna

Four liars are about to be burned -A

when I hide something, it stays hid, until I want it found.

Ew, no!' Laurel said, brushing past him. Dracula covered half his face with his cape, shunned vampire-style, and scooted away to his perch behind the counter.

The best secrets are the most twisted

Hide and seek was my favorite game with Melissa. You want to know why? I always won.

How could they think Noel was hot? If this was REALLY Versailles, Noel SO would not be Louis XIV, he would be the French version of the village idiot

Stick with me, kids. It's about to get so good... -A

Without Mona, Hanna felt like a great outfit without matching accessories, a screw-driver that was all orange juice and no vodka, and an iPod without headphones. She just felt wrong.

But you can't make someone be something they're not.

Seeing Pretty Little Liars fans adapt and create their own stories is both exciting and flattering and I think what Amazon Publishing is offering through Kindle Worlds is a great way to reward their ingenuity.

My enemies are everywhere. And sometimes, those we least suspect turn out to be our biggest threats.

I really like reading about how families work together.

How could any of us truly appreciate our lives if we had nothing else to compare them to?

I love books about dysfunctional families.

I understood we used to be close. But they were like books i'd read two summer ago; I knew I'd liked them, but I couldn't tell you now what they'd been about.

I kind of have to go to the bathroom," Aria said woozily. Ezra smiled. "Can I come?

It's not fun to keep secrets, but sometimes you have to do it to protect yourself. And to protect people around you. - Meredith, p112

"Penn station", Ali said to the driver, slamming the door. Then she turned back to Hanna. "We ditch the bitches", she said. "And then we take them down".

Sometimes, I don't notice I'm singing.

Strangers see you the way you want them to see you. You can't fool friends…that's what makes them friends... Pretty Little Liars

Mike drank straight from the carton, wiped his mouth, and stared at her. "You've been acting freaky. Are you high? Can I have some if you are?

She hated their new nickname. It made them sound like deranged Barbie dolls.

,the rest of the girls pretended not to notice. That's just what best friends do.

Always sleep with one eye open. Never take anything for granted. Your best friends might just be your enemies.

It's about taking everything you thought was true and throwing it out the window. It's about embracing life's unpredictability, letting go of boundaries, and starting over

Even if you're an adult you still have secrets and scandals following you.

Be Yourself Not What The World Wants You To Be

Sometimes you have to admit that a relationship can't be fixed. That no matter how much you want to, you can't trust some people.

Never under estimate a pretty little liar.

I'm not sure that I have a favorite either on-screen or in the books! Whenever I'm writing, I'm always really excited to dive back into each character.

You hear about those stories where a person is married to someone and they have another family - that's pretty much unforgivable!

You should know the truth about the stars--- even though it seems like they're close together, up there in heavens, they're zillion light years apart.

The air smelled like a mélange of everyone's perfume and hair products, with a slight undertone of booze.

I know these are going to sound like school reading-list suggestions, but if you like dystopian fiction, you should check out some of the originals: Anthem, by Ayn Rand; 1984, by George Orwell; or Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley.

Its not bragging if its true.

Don't get too comfortable. It's not over until I say it is. -A

Last but not least, she put on a pair of black-framed reading glasses she’d found on Mr. Mercer’s bedside table. If it worked for Clark Kent, it’d work for her.

Catch me if you can -A

Knowing the right questions is better than knowing all the right answers" Caleb from Pretty Little Liars (TV Show)

There's really kind of nobody we can trust.

Or perhaps all those things you missed upon first glance mean much more than you could ever guess.

I'm sorry, okay, I'm not perfect, but I'm trying.

Aria: I went to Hollis. Because I was looking for...you know. Her. She was teaching an art class, so I ran inside, grabbed a paintbrush, and painted a scarlet A across her chest. You know, like that woman in The Scarlet Letter? It was awesome. She didn't know what hit her. And then I said, 'Now everyone will know what you've done'. Ella: Do you realize that Hester Prynne is supposed to be a sympathetic character?

She knew too much. -A

I do a lot of brainstorming with my editors. Sometimes it just comes out in the writing. I'll get an idea as I'm writing the chapter. I try to go for maximum surprises in PLL, stuff you don't see coming. It's a lot of fun!

Every pretty girl is a heartbreaker

Never trust a pretty girl with an ugly secret.

If a little voice in your head is telling you something is up, maybe you should listen.

Its more fun to think of the future than dwell on the past.

It's nice to dig deeper into people who may look one way but always have a story to tell. I obviously write about that a lot.

Ezra clapped his hands. "all right," he said. "In addition to the books we're reading as a class, I want to do an extra side project on unreliable narrators." Devon Arliss raised her hand. "what does that mean?" Ezra strode around the room. "well, the narrator tells us the story in the book, right? But what if... the narrator isn't telling us the truth? Maybe he's telling us his skewed version of the story to get you on his side. Or to scare you. Or maybe he's crazy!

Only two can keep a secret if on of them is dead.

I really like the spooky twists and the intense mystery. I think the various plot devices work really well for TV, but they are still also in the spirit of Pretty Little Liars as a whole. I also really liked Spencer's breakdown in the previous season after Toby betrayed her. The girls have had breakdowns of sorts in the books, so it was fun to see that on-screen.

There are some remedies worse than disease.

My sister had blown out the candle in our breath.That meant our wishes were definitely going to come true

Hannakins: I know you guys are living out your own private Romeo and Juliet love story, but remember: Both of them die in Act V. -A

Life is hard already. Why make it harder?

The only way to keep your secrets safe is to have none at all.

The lie that started it all.

At least she had a clear picture of what the Lying Game was now: Girl Scouts for psychopaths.

We killed an innocent girl

Whatever baggage you have, use it. Conquer it. Don’t let it stop you.

Those who don't remember the past are doomed to repeat it.

She still felt like a punked-out, faux-leather-wearing, free-thinking Bratz doll in a sea of Pretty Princess of Preppyland Barbies.

I find coming up with a title the hardest part of writing a novel.

That was the thing about guys, though: Sometimes, they had the emotional depth of a flea.

Sometimes I feel kind of wrong here. I used to be normal, but now... I don't know. I feel like I should be one way, but I'm not." Toby stared at her. "I hear that." He sighed. "There are all these perfect people here. And... it's like, if you're not one of the,. then you're messed up. But I think, inside, the flawless-looking people are just as messed up as we are.

Here you go, dear."" The corners of Mrs. Colbert's mouth curled up. "You like meat, don't you?" Emily blinked. Was it her, or did that statement seem...loaded? She checked Issac for his reaction, but he was innocently selecting a roll from a wicker basket. "Uh, thanks." Emily said, pulling the platter toward her. She did like meat. The kind you, um, eat.

When someone covets something they desire and lust over it.Usually it's something they can't have. You've always had that problem.

People might look great on the outside but they all have something that they're dealing with.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the naughtiest of them all?

It's amazing what you don't see, though. Even when it's right in front of your eyes.

Friends share secrets. That's what keeps us close.

Toby twisted around. "Boo." Emily screamed.

That's immortality my darlings" Spencer said.

But Mike was like a Bjork song-all happy and giddy and fun on the surface, but bubbling with turmoil and pain underneath.

Secrets are very intriguing - I always think thats an interesting theme.

With teenagers, the emotions are higher and things are more dramatic. That doesn't mean adults don't also act like children in their own way.

Life isn’t worth living if you’re scared all the time.

The obstacle is the path.

The sweetest smiles hold the darkest secrets.

Never trust a pretty little liars even though they might be right.

Secrets can eat you alive. They break down your soul. It's better to have them in the open

Why don't you like Noel Kahn?" Mike's voice made Aria jump. He stood a few feet away from Aria with a carton of orange juice in his hand."He's the man." Aria groaned. "If you like him so much why don't you go out with him?

I do a lot of brainstorming with my editors.

I'm still here, bitches. And I know everything." -A

You know what they say about hope. It breeds eternal misery!

No one believes a liar. Even when she's telling the truth.

Sutton's dead. Tell no one. Keep playing along... or you're next.

I'm just saying -- you can't prevent other people from disappointing you. It's bound to happen at some point. We're all only human. What you can do is decide how you're going to deal with it.