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Josh Raymond
Amanda Monk is one of the popular girls at Violet and Finch’s school. Before Violet’s sister Eleanor died, she was one of Violet’s best friends—but after this tragedy, Violet decided that she didn’t have much in common with Amanda. Amanda, who’s dating Roamer, seems like an antagonist for much of the novel. She and Roamer bully Finch incessantly, and Amanda also essentially tells Violet that she needs to get over Eleanor’s death. But Finch starts to realize that there’s more to Amanda when he runs into her at Life Is Life, a support group for teenagers who have attempted or are contemplating suicide. Amanda, Finch learns, struggles with an eating disorder and has tried twice to kill herself. She explains that she engages in bullying and gossip to remind herself that she’s in control. Amanda eventually shows that although she bullies others to make herself feel better, she doesn’t actually want to hurt anyone—concerned for Finch’s safety, Amanda lets Violet know that she saw Finch at the Life Is Life meeting. After Finch’s death, Amanda breaks up with Roamer and seems ready to resume her friendship with Violet in a healthier way.
Amanda Monk Quotes in All the Bright Places
The All the Bright Places quotes below are all either spoken by Amanda Monk or refer to Amanda Monk. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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45. Finch: Day 71
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“Why do you do that? Don’t you get tired of people talking about you?”
“Including you?”
She goes quiet.
“I do it because it reminds me to be here, that I’m still here and I have a say in the matter.”
She puts one leg in the car and says, “I guess now you know you’re not the only freak.” It’s the nicest thing she’s ever said to me.
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55. Violet: May—weeks 1, 2, and 3
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She looks at me. “In those moments, none of it matters. It’s like that stuff is happening to someone else because all you feel is dark inside, and that darkness just kind of takes over. You don’t even really think about what might happen to the people you leave behind, because all you can think about is yourself.”
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Amanda Monk Quotes in All the Bright Places
The All the Bright Places quotes below are all either spoken by Amanda Monk or refer to Amanda Monk. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
45. Finch: Day 71
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“Why do you do that? Don’t you get tired of people talking about you?”
“Including you?”
She goes quiet.
“I do it because it reminds me to be here, that I’m still here and I have a say in the matter.”
She puts one leg in the car and says, “I guess now you know you’re not the only freak.” It’s the nicest thing she’s ever said to me.
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55. Violet: May—weeks 1, 2, and 3
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She looks at me. “In those moments, none of it matters. It’s like that stuff is happening to someone else because all you feel is dark inside, and that darkness just kind of takes over. You don’t even really think about what might happen to the people you leave behind, because all you can think about is yourself.”
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