3% in and I'm already highlighting and wanting to quote every damn line! 

"Consider birthdays. "You measure how much a person actually cares by which form of communication they use," Samantha told me. "Acquaintances will write on my [Facebook] wall. A friend will text me. A best friend will call." When Samantha's best friend texted her late in the day on her birthday, she was hurt. "It kind of makes you feel like an afterthought." With girls constantly connected, they may judge and dissect even the timing of a message."

“Even when she needs a break from the drama, Facebook’s live-feed format is relentless, telling all. “You don’t even have to stalk,” Samantha told me. “Facebook does the stalking for you.””

 

 

[From an interview with a group of eighth grade girls.]

"So if one of your friends has done something to bug you or make you mad, or sad, do you tell her about it?"

 

"No!" came a chorus.

 

"Why?" I asked.

 

Silence.

[Later on in the same conversation.]

"What if," I asked, "you were just telling someone how you felt, because you felt bad? You know, to make yourself-your friendship- feel better?"

 

"Then you might hurt her feelings," one said. Nods. Locking eyes.

 

"Can you tell someone the truth and not be mean?" I asked.

 

"The truth hurts," a girl in the corner said quietly. "That's why I lie."

 

I finally got my hands on a revised copy of this, thanks to the library. I've caught back up with where I left off in my old copy (that I gave to my aunt), and am reading on. It's a quick read, and a fascinating one. I really think it should be required reading everyone.