Win the Goth Girl Rising ARC!

UPDATE: The same quotes can be used multiple times! I'm not judging the "best" quote or anything like that. So if someone has already used "your" quote, feel free to use it again, as long as it's your favorite.

So, a Goth Girl Rising ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) has come into my possession. I’ve had it for about a month because while I want to give it away to a reader, I haven’t been sure of the fairest way to do so.

I didn’t want to do something entirely random because, well, that’s just no fun. Not for you guys and certainly not for me.

But I also didn’t want to make people jump through too many hoops because then it would be difficult for people who really would like the book to have a shot at it.

Then, last night, it occurred to me: The perfect way to give this thing away.

Tell me your favorite Kyra quote from The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl.

That’s all you have to do! Put it in the comments here or on Facebook or just toss it into Twitter with #ggr-arc in there somewhere. I will choose one entrant pretty much at random to receive the ARC.

Now, if you need time to refresh your memory, this contest will go until July 31, so you have plenty of time to flip through the book or go grab a copy from the library.

In the meantime, while we're waiting for July 31, I will randomly select from people who enter and send them some signed books, too. So the earlier you enter, the better chance you’ve got of getting something.

That’s it! Have fun!

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Favorite Kyra Quote
By: Fanboy107 on Fri June 26, 2009, 12:50:19

I sort of think of it as her motto:

"Other people are just... there. If they aren't helping, they're just in the way. Weave around them, knowck them over, do whatever you have to, but get past them."

:)

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Contest
By: Dana Magee on Fri June 26, 2009, 13:21:27

"Other people are just...there[...]If they aren't helping, they're just in the way. Weave around them, knock them over, do whatever you have to, but get past them."#ggr-arc

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Re: Win the Goth Girl Rising ARC!
By: Barry on Fri June 26, 2009, 13:22:39

Hmm... I'm sensing a trend! ;)

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Kyra Quote
By: Jeff Peterson on Fri June 26, 2009, 14:37:10

"It's like I said before. People suck. Period. They're stupid and clueless and when you tell them that they're stupid and clueless, they just get pissed off because they know it's the truth and they can't be bothered to change it."

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Ms. Dana!
By: Fanboy107 on Fri June 26, 2009, 14:58:04

Copycat! XP Mr. Lyga, may I change mine then, for the sake of being original? It'd be my second-favorite quote, lol.

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Re: Win the Goth Girl Rising ARC!
By: Barry on Fri June 26, 2009, 15:16:57

@Fanboy107: LOL, if you want to, sure. But duplicates are FINE, everyone. After all, there's only so much dialogue in the book!

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Kyra Quote
By: Nicole Dobshinsky on Fri June 26, 2009, 16:43:22

"Go to hell," she says. She doesn't say it loud. Or with anger. Or with venom. She says it with exhaustion. And she walks out of the room and up the stairs and out the front door.

So, it's short but I love how it still has a HUGE effect.

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Kyra quote
By: Josie on Fri June 26, 2009, 23:37:56

We watch each other over the phone for a second. Her cigarette hangs from the corner of her mouth. She snaps the phone shut, and tucks it away, the taps her cigarette's ash off and sucks in more smoke. "I don't know. I really don't. Like I said: noble. Indian warrior. All that shit. I figured... I figured I'd take a picture of it. Keep it to prove to myself that not everyone in that place"- she gestures vaguely in the direction of the high school-"is a Neanderthal."

I also like "faceless, anonymous sock puppets. Isn't that like saying the same thing three different ways?"

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Mr.Fanboy107
By: Dana Magee on Sat June 27, 2009, 02:30:12

I infact did not copy :P Once when I saw this contest, I was like, "WOAH! Jizz in my pants. I have the perfect quote!"

I sent Barry that quote over facebook but then he told me to go send it to here so it was like, "KABAM!!" Great minds think alike :)

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Contest, second entry!
By: Dana Magee on Sat June 27, 2009, 02:44:06

WOAH! Since im on a roll and feel like amazing, Im gonna send in another quote, just for giggles. But if it wins o.O Then its not for giggles anymore, its serious stuff man. :D

"God, what is with you? Can't you get it? I thought you were different, but your not [...] What the hell is it? What do you want from me? You want me to stop hiding my tits? You want me to wear tight sweaters so you can check 'em out? You want me to be normal? Is that what you want? [...] You want me to jerk off so you can think of Dina while I do it? [...] Yes, you would. You would. Because she's perfect. She's perfect and I'm broken. Just a broken piece of- Broken... [...] You want to kiss me, don't you? I can tell. You want to kiss me, but you're not allowed[...] Go away [...] I don't need your help, Fanboy [...] bite me, here. You think crying solves anything? I cried and my dad cried and we all cried when my mom died, and you think it solved anything at all? You think tinkerbell comes back? You think Jean Grey comes back as Phoenix? You think any of that stupid shit they've been cramming in your head since you could sit up straight is true? Do you? Welcome to the real world, Fanboy"


Sorry, but I love that part so much!! And its so true. So take that Fanboy107 :p Just a friendly compition. <3

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Re: Win the Goth Girl Rising ARC!
By: Gabe Arellano on Sat June 27, 2009, 06:20:54

darn.
people got the BEST ones already :/

"I don't just read Vertigo, fanboy. You ever hear of Sara Varon? Adrian Tomine? Chynna Clugston-Major? You ever read their stuff? That's what I figured."

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Very Well Then!
By: Fanboy107 on Sat June 27, 2009, 09:48:03

Haha! Well, I thought I'd change my quote, since it's ladies first, and it might be more fun if no one had the same quote, but since you've changed yours first, all is good. :D By the way, your Goth Girl impression is pretty good.

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Fav Quote
By: sherry on Sat June 27, 2009, 13:59:10

Yeah, this is my fave too! it's sort of my unofficial motto now!
"Other people are just... there. If they aren't helping, they're just in the way. Weave around them, knowck them over, do whatever you have to, but get past them."

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Contest Entry
By: Jori Nelson on Sat June 27, 2009, 14:20:50

"Are you falling in love with me? [...] Because you better not. I'm warning you."

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Contest Entry
By: Jori Nelson on Sat June 27, 2009, 14:21:56

"Calm down, fanboy. Don't blow a gaket ok?"

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BoomShaBamm
By: Dana Magee on Sat June 27, 2009, 14:30:03

Woah fanboy107, I excell. I go beyond and above man!

"Nice? Nice? That's it? [...] It's a testament of stupidity is what it is. It used to be beautiful here. There was a pond down there. Then they built the houses back there, and the idiots who bought the houses decided that they didn't want the pond because they were all afraid of mosquitoes bredding in it. So they drained it and figured they'd build a playground instead [...] And look. No one could be bothered. They drained it, the imaginary mosiquito problem went away, and they couldnt be bothered to do anything else. So what could have been a little bit of unspoiled nature in the middle of the more stupid cookie-cutter houses, they made a dumb-ass swamp and fenced it in so the dumb-ass kids they all brred won't accidentally fall in. People are stupid. People suck. Period"

btw, im just typing random quotes because I have this book memorized and I have nothing better to do with my life... I really probably should be working on my tarilor for the contest. Woah. I have it like half done but I need to get ma friends together for the pics and mini movies. Yes, i am e4xcelling for that one too : ) Woah. Holy Sh*t. That was ironic. The security code is Excell. Hahaha. Anyways, this is far long enough so ima go.

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Quoting!
By: Seth on Sat June 27, 2009, 18:32:12

my definite favorite is...

"If you have the balls to tell them to shove it, they crumble. Easy."

and her cameo from Boy Toy:

"You seem happy coming out of there. Did he blow you, or was it the other way around?"

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Re: Win the Goth Girl Rising ARC!
By: Barry on Sat June 27, 2009, 18:36:07

@Seth: I was WONDERING if anyone would use her line from her Boy Toy cameo! Bravo, Seth!

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You mean you don't like Gaiman?
By: Violet on Sun June 28, 2009, 17:01:16

"I like him fine. All the cool screen names were taken, so I went with Promethea. Is that all right? Do I pass your test, or do I have to name the founding members of the Legion of Super-Jackoffs?" (pg 55)

Because it's voiced at the beginning of the Fanboy/Kyra relationship, setting the tone for what you can expect their conversations to be like: snarky, witty, and chock-full of comic references. Besides, I'm really just a fangirl at heart, and this is one of those instances where I giggle when I read it.

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Favoruite Quote
By: Dana Magee on Sun June 28, 2009, 20:19:01

okay so out of the ENTIRE book, my favourite quote is definatly:

"You want to kiss me, don't you? I can tell. You want to kiss me, but you're not allowed"

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