text: Author has written 1 story for Twilight. Age: Not telling Funny Quotes: - If you're gonna be two-faced, sweetie at least make one of them pretty. - All work and no play means you will die in seven days... dun dun duuun. - I run with scissors; it makes me feel dangerous. - Don't worry about the world coming to an end today; its already tomorrow in Australia. - Kids are the future. Be afraid. Be very afraid. - They say "guns don't kill people, people kill people.' Well, I think the gun helps, 'cause if you just stood there and yelled BANG, I don't think you'd kill too many people. - So, if guns kill people, can I blame misspelled words on my pencil? - People are like slinkies; basically useless, but so amusing to watch fall down the stairs. - Children in the dark make accidents. Accidents in the dark make children. - Closed minds always seem to be connected to open mouths. - Yeah, I'm a loser, but the coolest loser you'll ever meet. - Cute but psycho- things even out. - Save the earth. It's the only planet with chocolate. - I am generally very brave. Today, I just happen to have a headache. - I find 'good morning' a contradiction of terms. - I've heard that it's possible to grow up. I've just never met anyone who's actually done it. - No I won't go to hell! It has a restraining order against me.(yup) - You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me. - 'It's always the last place you look'. Well of course it is! Why the heck would I keep looking after I found it! - When Life gives you lemons, throw them back, because I mean really, who likes lemons? - When Life gives you lemons, make grape juice, and sit back and watch the world wonder how you did it. - When Life gives you lemons, squirt them in Life's eye, and see how much Life likes lemons then. - When Life gives you lemons, alter their DNA and make SUPER LEMONS! - I would be more scared if you were aiming for the person next to me. - I'm not so good with the advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment? - I called your boyfriend gay and he hit me with his purse. - Life is all about ass. Everyone's either covering it, laughing it off, kicking it, kissing it, trying to get a piece of it, or simply just being one. - Why do people always say life is short. Life is the longest dang thing you can do. - Love your enemies. It pisses them off. - Oops! Did my sarcasm hurt your feelings? - I used to have an open mind, but my brains kept falling out. - I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind! But not my brain- I need that. - Practice makes perfect. But nobody's perfect, so why practice? - Nobody is perfect. I am nobody. - Life isnt passing me by; it's trying to run me over. - Between two evils, I always pick the one I've never tried. - Shut up voices! Or I'll poke you with a Q-tip again! - Whoever said nothing is impossible, never tried to slam a revolving door. - Whoever said nothing is impossible, never tried skydiving without a parachute... Or maybe they did. I mean we never really met whoever said it, did we? - Smile; it makes people wonder what you're up to. - I talk to myself because my answers are the only ones I accept! - Therapy is expensive. Popping bubble wrap is cheap... you decide. - I was uncool before uncool was cool. - Why get high when there are other ways to achieve a smug sense of superiority- sarcasm: my anti-drug. - Caution: I tend to make weird faces. - I like the idea of karma; you can go around and do bad things to people all day assuming they deserve it. - I used to see a shrink... until she said life isn't for everyone. - You have one advantage over me: you can kiss my ass. I cant. - I can resist anything but temptation. - Excuse me, have you seen my sanity? I think I lost it. - All those who have telekinesis, raise my hand. - Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections? - How long a minute is depends on which side of the bathroom door you're on. - If superman is bulletproof, why does he duck when you throw the gun at him? - If asteroids are in the hemisphere, and hemroids are on your ass, why are they named the way they are? - I live in my own little world- but it's ok, they know me there. - Money can't buy happiness. It just buys everything you need to achieve it. - Three wise women would have stopped to ask for directions, got to the stable on time, helped deliver the baby, cleaned the stable, cooked the dinner, and then there would have been peace on earth. - The dinosaurs' extinction wasn't an accident. Barney came and they all committed suicide. - I was gifted, but the psychiatrist took away my super powers. - Don't call me emo, or I'll cry big juicy tears of blood and pain. And then I'll die and it'll be ALL YOUR FAULT. - Your weirdness is creeping out my imaginary friend. - Tell the truth and run. - If electricity comes from electrons, where do you think morality comes from? - Isn't it funny how the word 'politics' is made up of the words 'poli', meaning many, and 'tics', as in the bloodsucking creatures? - If everything seems to be going well, you've obviously overlooked something. - You cry, I cry. You laugh, I laugh. You jump of a cliff, I laugh even harder. - Friends will always be like 'well you deserve better'. Best friends will go up to him, infont of all his friends, and say 'it's because your gay, isn't it?' - A good friend will always bail you out of jail. A best friend is sitting there next to you in the cell saying 'man that was fun!' - Everything in this room is eatable, even I'm eatable. But that is called 'cannibalism' my dear children, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies. - Education is important. school however, is another matter. - I used to be normal... until I met those freaks i call my friends. - I don't obsess! I think intensely! - Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else. - Do people even know what 'pro-biotic' and 'omega 3 fatty acids' are? Because the yogurt may taste good, but it sounds pretty gross to me. - It's not just your family. It's the whole idea of... you know. They're always telling you what to do and what not to do, and it's not conductive to a creative atmosphere! - Joey ate my last stick of gum. So I killed him... do you think that was wrong? - All right, all right. If you have to tell her the truth, at least wait until the timing is right... and that's what deathbeds are for. - Time is a great teacher. Unfortunately, it kills all its pupils. - The one who smiles when things go wrong, has thought of someone to blame it on. - Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway. - I got you a present; it's a CD. I hope you haven't got it, because I don't have a receipt... and I didn't exactly buy it - I was born intelligent. Education ruined me. - If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are these "others" here for? - Since light travels faster than sound, it explains why people appear bright until you hear them speak. - How come 'abbreviated' is such a long word? - Money isn't everything- there's Mastercard and Visa too. - Behind every successful man there is a woman. Behind every unsuccessful man, there are two. - Success is a relative term. It attracts all the relatives. - There should be a better way to start the day than waking up every morning. - 'Hard work never killed anybody' But why take the risk? - God made relatives. Thank god we can choose our friends. - The more you learn, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know... so why learn in the first place? - Reality has no background music... so I make my own (doo do do do do doo) - Oh, I have a photographic memory... it just hasn't developed yet - Life is a test- I didn't take very good notes - Whatever tickles your pickle - I asked my teacher if I'd get in trouble for something I didn't do. She said of course not, so I told her I didn't do my homework - No I am not weird... just plotting - If I want your opinion, I'll ask you to fill out the necessary forms - You're awesome... but when the zombies come, I'm tripping you - I'm not crazy, my reality is just different than yours - If drama was vodka, my whole school would be wasted... except for me of course - I intend to live forever... so far so good - Will there be boys there? No mom, its a nun club - So what's the speed of dark? - I'm not always a dork- sometimes I'm asleep - Old enough to know better, young enough to do it again - Embrace the inner rebel- don't sit up straight - Sure I have super powers! I just don't wanna show you - Life is like a box of chocolates- it never lasts (which is so totally true if you stop to think about it instead of thinking it's such an emo thing to say, which I'm sure some of you are) - The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese! - The way your mind works gives a whole new meaning to the word complex... and not in a good way - Parents spend the first part of our lives teaching us to walk and talk. The rest of our lives they tell us to just sit down and shut up - One day we will look back on this, laugh nervously, and change the subject - A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it annoys enough people to make it worth while - I'm not insensitive, I just don't care - If two wrongs don't make a right, try three - When it rains on my party, I bust out the slip 'n slide - Don't run in school- gliding is more fun! - Be insane... because well behaved girls never made history - What happens if you get scared half to death twice? ... oooh the possibilities -Librarians are the one terrorist group you don't want to mess with - Michael Moore -It's amazing what you can over hear when you're eavesdropping. -I'm so broke, i can't even pay attention -Danny is reading 'Trendy Magazine'. Stella enters -Vampires don't bite... I do!(beware) One Big Ass Mistake America If you think this is true copy and paste to profile |


text: Author has written 18 stories for Anime X-overs, Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, Misc. Tv Shows, Misc. Anime/Manga, Sailor Moon, Deltora Quest, Sket Dance, Phi Brain: Puzzle of God/ファイ・ブレイン 神のパズル, and Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club. Name: Ritsu Orihara Age: Somewhere between 1-100 years old. Take your pick Gender: girl, I think. Likes: Otome games, fan fiction, tumblr, random stuff, Sherlock Holmes Dislikes: Anime nowadays. Studying. Memorization. Lack of feels. Bugs. Boredom. Only a short list. Fav Anime: SnK and Free!. OTPs: Following: Hobbies: Other things about me: Oh wow, I talked a lot before, didn't I? Well, to give a full profile, I'm a half-alien, half-human creature who lives by playing otome games and writing amateurish reviews for them. An immature brat, I'm not exactly the most easy to persuade kind of person as I am quite the stubborn child. Also an avid gamer (of all sorts of games, you name it, I'll have probably played the type). Amateur writer, artist and student, slowly inching into society. I don't update often, and when I do, there are usually more or less drastic changes, but looking back now at the stuff I've written for my bio, it does sound awfully sugar-coated. I'm into smiley faces, more or less, and like to add emoticons to most stuff I say and type : But that's that. Avid Seiyuu lover, I do indulge myself in listening to a bunch of Drama cds now and then, then listening to them speak more during games is an honour, I suppose. I was into anime a while ago, evident from my history of writing, but now it's more toned down and mild compared to before, where I'd spasm about every single thing I see out there. I'm most active on tumblr, where I'd laze around and reblog just about all things I deem as interesting, haha. |

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En español | Chica lit. Before 2003, the genre — shorthand for women's fiction featuring middle-class Latinas — didn't exist. Then came Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez with her bestseller, The Dirty Girls Social Club, and Time magazine dubbed her "godmother of chica lit." Valdes-Rodriguez was ambivalent about that title then, and now, five years later, as her seventh novel, The Three Kings: A Christmas Dating Story, arrives on holiday shelves, she finds the designation remains limiting. "These are marketing terms," she says. "I don't think this label fits exactly the type of writing that I do, and it never really has."
But the book's cover and plot meet chica lit's expectations. Protagonist Christy de la Cruz, an interior decorator in Santa Fe, seems to have it all — until her handsome husband walks out. Cousin Maggie to the rescue: She arranges dates with three men who, like the wise men, come bearing gifts.
Beneath the book's beribboned cover, however, is a story that often unravels genre expectations when Christy confronts questions of class and racial identity and learns that the meaning of giving extends far beyond the material gifts of the holiday season.
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