Katie Crouch and Grady Hendrix

“[M]y grandmother and I sit across from each other at the Gryphon Tea Room, on the grandest section of Bull Street.”

“I'm named after my great grand-mother...while you've never heard of her, in my mind she's practically a celebrity.”

“The heartache of your brother and your best friend? I mean, Hayes if it's not your business, then whose business is it?”

“You won't be able to find it out for yourself in any library or archive, either, because my grandmother has carefully and systematically destroyed every shred of evidence.”

“[D]ear...You just charmed the pants off her with that hunting trip!”

“...[D]espite the concoction's disgusting lecture, it's cleared every blemish from my face, as promised. I am a Buzzard-created beauty, head to toe.”

“It's been my Buckingham Palace, my White House, my Taj Mahal, so coming here today as a real member is - well, it's a big deal.”

“I'm sorry. I just meant that all this is new to me. I get lost sometimes." I give her my most honest expression.”

“She's as common as pig tracks. Just her being here lowers the tone of the entire city.”

“As if I were the funniest, weirdest girl in the world - that's how he used to look at me.”

“As a Magnolia, you are always onstage.”

“[W]hat should I have done? Gather dirt in my purse?”

“I can't help frowning. "But Madison designed that cocktail dress herself...”

“[W]ithout the League, you'd be nothing.”

“If not for her truly sparkling personality, she would have been doomed.”

“There you are! Aren't you precious?”

“My membership has given me everything I've ever wanted.”

“Fantasy games are unbecoming to a lady, she says, closing the subject. "And the idea that you would even dream of spending time with some strange boy when you could be reinforcing your relationship with your Magnolia compatriots leaves me breathless. You are going to have to earn the respect of the other girls.”

“The fact is I'm in a serious jam.”

“Magnolia leadership isn't a given. Not forever. You have to earn your spot.”