A liar is never believed, even when he speaks the truth.

Heads I win, tails you lose/I always play by my own rules

...she's never comin' down...

Don't you want to feel amazing? Baby, you know I do

"You have to promise you won't fall in love with me." --Mandy Moore as Jamie in "A Walk to Remember"

If you're gonna run with me/ It's gonna be a wild ride

Wild sprit that she was, she was not invulnerable, and he yearned to comfort and protect her, but she would only run, he knew.She rode free like the wind, while he remained hopelessly encaged..--Heather's email sig,  "First Rider's Call" by Kristen Britain

Can you handle, handle this?

"Do it or die." --Jennifer Lopez

...exploding like a supernova...

I want a man who stands beside me/ Not infront of, or behind me/ Stand beside me

What's it like in your world, baby? Won't you let me in...

...the hot July moon saw everything...

I don't want a love that I can live with, I want a love that leaves no room for doubt/ I don't want a man that I can live with, I want a man that I can't live without/

Ain't it wild what a little flame can make you wanna do?

Hey, mom, your daughter's gone and there they go again!

"Performing live is the only thing better than sex." --Faith Hill

I know you can hear me/ But I'm not sure you're listening

Come-n-Get-Me Grin

I woke up wondering what's real. Is it what you see and touch or what you feel?

Poor, poor, pitiful me/ Whoa, these boys won't let me be

Baby, I bought wine and roses on my way home from work/ Yeah, I know we can't afford it but life doesn't last too long/

"I'm right, they're wrong" --Dwight Yokam

Her own free way

You can call me baby, if you'll let me hold your soul

I need an old corvette with the top down, and the backseat for my friends...

...where I had to let him go forever...

If my heart had wings, I would fly to you and lie beside you as you dream

I believe you can't appreciate real love til you've been burned

Lo ro lo le lo le, lo ro lo le lo le

Everybody: "Uh-oh..." Holly and Crystal: "Go on, Lauraly, explain!" Me: "Uh, okay..." *steps forward* "Is there a problem--" Holly and I: "--Officer?" Crystal: "Well, y'see, there was this bomb--" Me: "--And we were all on the roof--" Melissa: "And we're really sorry!--" Me: "And we'll NEVER do it again!" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *later on in the jail cell* Me: "WELL HOLLY WAS DRIVING!!!" --my email signature, adapted from the Spice Girls movie.

They tell her 'Life is hard'/ She says 'That's alright'

"Wild Cherry Wine"

"Angel Eyes"

Dear Sister, you make life more fun!

Before Lauraly could think of a reason to protest, she was swept up in the flattering "leader" comment and bouncing across the stones to the other side in a show-offy manner. --Holly, from her Melissa and A.J. story.

Rule #1: Smile.

I love you this much.

Dancin on a wire

Empathy is your pain       in my heart.

You have to love yourself before you can love another.

Colossians 3:14

It's better to have loved and lost than never loved at all.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

The "Wall" Theory (;

1 Corinthians 16:14

"BOOYEAH!" --Holly

"Delivery!"   --Melissa

Change is good.

"Further proof that every stupid thing guys do is to impress a girl" --Stephanie the radio DJ from Spirit 91.7 FM on  "Chicks Dig It" by Chris Cagle.

Play It Loud.

"Everybody told me, "Get a real job." But its the hardest thing you can do." --Cathy, on touring.

"Oh my giggle!" --Holly "Oh my goofy!" --Crystal "Oh my cuteness!" --Melissa

"Knuckle?" --Tracey

"So I'm rhyming song with song"  --Heather, from "Untitled"

"I already know YOU don't get stage fright." --Dennis

"Get this stupid "chicken" outta my way!!" --Crystal

"That's enough from the Peanut Gallery!" --Dr. Doug

The world is my oyster. It's just doesn't know it yet! --Me

"Dang, I didn't know I'd been in the south THAT long..." --Mike

"Mom, what time is it? ... Mom, what time is it? Mom!! What time--" "Let me try, Holly. Mom, what time is it?" "Oh, 2:30." --Holly, Me and Mom.

"I'm your lucky Irish friend!" --Claire

BACKSTAGE PASSES!

"Men! What would they do without us?" --Vicky

"That's very appropriate. But you're GOOD trouble!" --Suzanne, after reading my t-shirt that says "Here comes trouble"

"I have a word for you and it starts with bast--" --Holly, from one of her songs

"Be gentle with yourself." --Suzanne

Te amo tanto como solo te imaginarios en sueños de fantasia, y aun en ellos la realidad que palpasse hari corta para todo el amor que sienta porti. --José

"Are YOU on Vitamin Holly? *bounce bounce*" --Holly

Me: "Wave to your fans!" Dennis: *waving*

""Fishing Song" applies here." --Holly

"What, is the "ly" silent or something?" --Me, after my name was read aloud as "Laura".

""How old will I be when I'm 22?" BLAME IT ON THE FAKE WINE!" -- Heather

"I've got to wrap it up so it can breathe!" --Mom, on the pug figurine that Holly gave her.

And darlin' those blue eyes are worth losing my sanity for. --Julie

"You are horribly naughty. Sure you aren't Italian?" --Valérie

Mom: "I do too know your birthdate! It's February 20th." Me: "Is not!" Mom: "...It's NOT?!" Me: "Gotcha!"

"You said you like dragons" --Lauren

"Hold your head up, ok? You'll get through, I pro-mise." --Julie

"Oh, is he the one who is putting us through college?" --Crystal

Yeth! --Melissa

"If you are feeling mixed up, just remember it is a mixed up world" --Charles

"And you think you can handle LAURALY?!" --Holly

"BYYYYE, WILMA!" --Holly

what my soul desires, it has

"Lauraly, your life is like a novel I can't put down. ... And now I am in your crazy book, making the maddest chapter of all!!!!" --Charles

*mock* PRETTY!!!

Me: Three in a row! Amanda: I know! Holly: WHERE?! I MISSED THEM?!!?!

"I can understand a bit, so my mom has to watch what she says to my grandma when I'm around now. :D" --Heather, on speaking Italian.

Do you trust me?

"Alyssa!" "What?" "TREASURE PLANET! "Grrrrr!" Me, and Alyssa

"I miss you! You had better miss me!!" --Amanda, from her email signature.

"A rose for a rose." --Suzanne

"Yeah... wait! WHAT!? NO!" --Me and Holly

"There is only one way I know how to love, and that is with heart, mind and body." --First Knight

Oyster sauce wristbands! --Holly and I

"GO BILLY!" --Holly and I, on Canadian Idol contestant Billy Klippert.

"AHHH! ANOTHER GOOS FAN! *hugs you*" "Hey, you a Goos fan, too? *hugs back*" --Me, and José

"Hey, Adam, Lauraly's horse tried to eat you?" *while flushing bright red* "She DID!" --Justine and Adam about Sequoia (who, for the record DID NOT try to "eat" him.)

"My battle cry is "SCREW YOU!"" --Holly

"What do you do here?" "Fish, look after the llamas, and make love." "Sounds like paradise." --Justine Shapiro, and an Argentinian couple, on Globe Trekker

"NO MORE DANISHES FOR YOU!" "NO MORE RUM FOR YOU!" --Holly and I

"Raising hell since 1985."  --Tommy

"You must be cursed, eh? Every friend over the net..." --Charles

When moon is full and shines bright To dance, is fairies' sheer delight Gathering moonbeams while they play To light your dreams till break of day --Unknown

"There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle". --Albert Einstein

"Good saddles ain't cheap, and cheap saddles ain't good." "Never squat with your spurs on." --Cowboy proverbs

© Lauraly 2002-2004