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433 pages, Paperback
First published May 2, 2019
"Who do you think I am, an amateur?"
“Pip wished she was strong enough, but she’d learned that she wasn’t invincible; she too could break.”
“Pip knew a great many things; she knew that hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia was the technical term for the fear of long words.”
“I found these statistics: 80% of missing people are found in the first twenty-four hours. 97% are found in the first week, and 99% of cases are resolved in the first year. That leaves just 1%. 1% of people who disappear are never found. And just 0.25% of all missing persons cases have a fatal outcome."
“What's wrong with me? ... I might seem like the ideal student: homework always in early, every extra credit and extracurricular I can get my hands on, the good girl and the high achiever. But I realized something just now: it's not ambition, not entirely. It's fear. Because I don't know who I am when I'm not working, when I'm not focused on or totally consumed by a task. Who am I between the projects and the assignments, when there's nothing to do? I haven't found her yet and it scares me."
“Your efficiency offends me.”
“Half less of a bad thing meant there was room for half good.”
“The people you love weren’t algebra: to be calculated, subtracted, or held at arm’s length across a decimal point.”
"But sometimes remembering isn't for yourself, sometimes you do it just to make someone else smile. Those lies were allowed."
🔪🩸 𝓛𝓸𝓷𝓰 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 & 𝓜𝓪𝓷𝔂 𝓢𝓹𝓸𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝓐𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓭 🩸🔪
‘Homework is far more rewarding than boys.’
‘Real men wear floral when trespassing.’
‘Ravi?’
‘Yes, Sarge.’
‘As long as you’re a cookie dough kinda gal. Quote, Ravi Singh, a thesis on the best ice-cream flavour, Pip’s car, Septemb–’
‘Shut up.’
‘OK.’
‘You know, I’ve never said this to a girl before, but … I’m glad you came knocking on my door out of the blue.’
‘Can’t wait. Maybe then I can add blackmail as a special skill to my CV.’
‘You know you use humour as a defence mechanism when you’re rattled?’
‘Yeah, and you get bossy and posh.’
‘we’re partners in crime after all. That means partners no matter what.’
‘Aha, student becomes master. You may be the sarge, Sarge, but I am chief inspector.’
‘Zip it, Singh.’
‘I’m hard to get rid of, and this isn’t over.’
‘Who do you think I am, some Reckless Ruth?’
‘Oh no, Sarge. I know you’re a Cautious Carol. So are you saying yes or should I have brought some bribery muffins too?’
‘Oh, and, don’t tell them the only reason you started this project was because you fancied me. You know, think of a more noble reason.’
‘Get out of here.’
‘Don’t feel bad. You couldn’t help yourself, I’m ravishing, get it? Ravi-shing. Ravi Singh.’
‘I wasn’t expecting this, but it’s not every day a girl throws away a guaranteed A star for you.’