Julia Whelan: Grace Manning

Quotes 

• Grace Manning : I think they should invent a new word. A word that describes the moment before you kiss someone. I think it's like when a bird decides that it can fly.

• Grace Manning : Why is it so hard to figure out what guys are thinking? I guess they don't really want you to know. Like it would take away their power, or something. It usually looks like they're not thinking anything at all. That can't be right.

• Grace Manning : [to Jared]  I liked what you wrote.

  Jared : How'd you know?

  Grace Manning : I just... knew. I don't know... I, uh...

  Jared : I'm Jared.

  Grace Manning : Grace.

  Jared : Amazing Grace. I'm sorry, you probably get that all the time.

  Grace Manning : No, not really.

• Grace Manning : [to Jared]  Look, I'm not together, in any way at all. I just think you should know that about me.

  Jared : I disagree.

  Grace Manning : No, I'm not. And I'm not like other girls either, so... not that I even want to be, so don't...

  Jared : Well, I hope you're not. Look, do I get to have an opinion here? Because I think you are amazing, truly. Like the way a lake is amazing, or snow. What I mean is, you don't have to do anything.

  Grace Manning : Well, that's good. That's good... um... because I never know what it is I'm supposed to do.