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We Were Liars

E. Lockhart

We Were Liars is a 2014 young-adult novel by E. Lockhart. The novel has received critical acclaim and won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult Fiction. It was also listed as an ALA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults for 2015.We Were Liars focuses on the theme of self-acceptance, family morals, and the possibly-deadly consequences of one's mistakes. It is centered on the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family, who spend every summer gathered on their private island. However, not every summer is the same—when something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year, the four "Liars" re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident.

“Better than chocolate, being with you last night. Silly me, I thought that nothing was better than chocolate.”

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“I wanted to touch him like he was a bunny, a kitten, something so special and soft your fingertips can’t leave it alone.”

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“Always do what you're afraid to do.
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I will prove myself strong when they think I am sick.
I will prove myself brave when they think I am weak.”

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Variant: I will prove myself strong when they think I am sick. I will prove myself brave when they think I am weak -Cady Sinclair
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“We should not accept an evil we can change.”

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Variant: Do not accept an evil you can change.
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“It is not mysterious to be home on a Saturday night, reading a novel in a pile of smelly golden retrievers.”

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“He had that hungry mind, constantly turning things over, looking not for answers but for understanding.”

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“Why is it a good idea for you and not a good idea for me?”

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“I lie there and wait, and remind myself over and over that it doesn’t last forever. That there will be another day and after that, yet another day. One of those days, I’ll get up and eat breakfast and feel okay.”

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“It all seems so sad, so unbearably sad for a second, to think of the lovely old maple with the swing. We never told the tree how much we loved it. We never gave it a name, never did anything for it.”

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“Divorce shreds the muscles of our hearts so that they will hardly beat without a struggle.”

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“Be a little kinder than you have to.”

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“I love him, but I am not sure I like him.”

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“After a minute, Gat leaned back and let me go first. “Not because you’re a girl but because I’m a good person,” he told me.”

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“Does she stay because she loves him as meat loves salt? Or does she stay because he has now promised her the kingdom? It is hard for her to tell the difference.”

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“In America, here is how we operate: We work for what we want, and we get ahead. We never take no for answer, and we deserve the rewards of our perseverance.”

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“We all know that Beauty grows to love the Beast. She grows to love him, despite what her family might think ⎼ for his charm and education, his knowledge of art and his sensitive heart.”

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“I was talking about Cady’s hair,” says Bonnie. “You don’t have to tell her she looks dead.” “It’s okay,” I tell Bonnie. “I don’t actually care what you think, so it’s perfectly okay.”

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