Jennifer R. Hubbard > Quotes

“Nothing Stays Secret Forever”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard

“Sometimes, almost getting what you want is worse than never coming close.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Try Not to Breathe

“Once you're out here in the world, nobody cares where you used to live. Who you are, that's what counts.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, The Secret Year

“Believe me," he said, pointing his finger at me like a gun, "no good comes from lying about what you really want.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, The Secret Year

“Like I told you on Thanksgiving, pretending is a lousy way to get through life.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, The Secret Year

“What do you think about when you can't sleep? Sometimes I think about the ocean. I can see it lapping on the shore, waves rolling in one after the other, washing over the sand, never stopping. That's what usually puts me to sleep.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, The Secret Year

“I didn't know how to act; whether to make eye contact, how long to look at her, how close to walk. I didn't talk to people much, except Jake and Val, and with them I could talk about anything. What were you supposed to say to people you barely knew? That was the kind of thing I needed lessons in - forget algebra and history.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Try Not to Breathe

“But we'd had only so many nights together, and the notebook had only so many pages, and that world was never going to get any bigger. The truth was that I couldn't have kept her even if she'd lived. At the end, we'd both been pushing at the walls of our secret world, pushing at each other. We'd given each other everything we could. It wasn't enough for either of us anymore.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, The Secret Year

“But we'd only had so many nights together, and the notebook had so many pages, and the world was never going to get bigger.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, The Secret Year

“A veces casi conseguir lo que quieres es peor que ni siquiera estar cerca.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Try Not to Breathe

“Even thought you've been acting like a jerk all night, you're still here. I could tell you were angry. So you're angry; at least you're something. You're not nothing anymore.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Try Not to Breathe

“Teníamos nuestro propio mundo, nuestro propio lenguaje.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Try Not to Breathe

“Hay una línea muy fina entre un héroe y un idiota.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Try Not to Breathe

“We'd both been pushing at the walls of our secret world, pushing at each other. We'd give each other everything we could.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard

“He stared at my wet hair. "You been under that fucking waterfall again?"
"Not today." I didn't get why it bothered him so much, unless maybe the thought it set a bad example for Nicki. "Why do you care?"
He shrugged. "I don't. Knock your brains loose if you want." He blew out a huge cloud of smoke, which I thought was a pretty ironic thing to do while giving me a safety lecture.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Try Not to Breathe

“—Lees mucho ¿no es así? —No era una pregunta—. Ven a reunirte con el resto de nosotros en el mundo real para variar.
—Tú eres la que no está viviendo en el mundo real.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Try Not to Breathe

“Estaba sediento de soledad.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Try Not to Breathe

“La Dra. Briggs siempre decía que si me iba de un lugar tendría que llegar a otro, y el dolor me seguiría dondequiera que fuera. —¿Es mejor quedarse y enfrentarse a él, entonces, después de todo?”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Try Not to Breathe

“He sido invisible en mi nueva escuela, excepto por los rumores de suicidio que traía. Sin embargo, que la gente sepa sobre ti, no es lo mismo que te conozcan.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Try Not to Breathe

“It takes a lot of energy to bring music to life, and then to sharpen it, to master it. Channeling a complicated piece is like taming a tiger: you set all these sounds in motion. You start themes, establish a rhythm, and then you have to keep it going. You’ve unleashed a tiger in the room and now you have to use every note and rest to show off its power and beauty, while keeping it under control. If you slip, a claw swipes at your leg or slashes a hole in your wall. I used to release that beast every day and control it, put it through its paces. High”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Until It Hurts to Stop

“Writing is one of those pursuits where effort doesn’t receive an immediate and directly proportional payment.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Loner in the Garret: A Writer's Companion

“I vacuum up lint and confetti from the sidewalks of the world, fashioning stories out of it.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Loner in the Garret: A Writer's Companion

“Más tarde le pregunté por qué me había dejado acercarme a ella.
—Porque tú eras el único que no quería que me callara —dijo.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Try Not to Breathe

“¿Qué se supone que le dices a la gente que apenas conoces? Ese era el tipo de cosas para las que necesitaba lecciones, olviden álgebra e historia.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Try Not to Breathe

“What were you supposed to say to people you barely knew? That was the kind of thing I needed lessons in - forget algebra and history.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard

“All I do is keep showing up—out of habit, stubbornness, and the vague but enduring belief that good things will happen.”
― Jennifer R. Hubbard, Loner in the Garret: A Writer's Companion