Brigit Young > Quotes

“everyone had his or her own opinions about how other people should look, and those opinions were different all over the world, so how could any one opinion be true?”
― Brigit Young, The Prettiest

“You’re the classiest person I know,” Nessa told her, nodding to the flower. “And you’re the cutest,” Lara said, taking Nessa’s hand and twirling her around.”
― Brigit Young, The Prettiest

“I contain multitudes, we all contain multitudes, we are a million things unfolding eternally and we’ll never even know our own full stories.”
― Brigit Young, The Prettiest

“Nessa’s mom often said goodbye with “may God be with you” to Eve, and Eve grinned as she heard Nessa reply: “Mama, God hung out with me and Eve earlier. He’s got other stuff to do tonight. Big world out there.”
― Brigit Young, The Prettiest

“She wouldn’t be herself without”
― Brigit Young, The Prettiest

“Really?” “Not as upset as Mom’s gonna be when I tell her I’m an atheist!” Abe swerved out into the street.”
― Brigit Young, The Prettiest

“The point was, everyone had his or her own opinions about how other people should look, and those opinions were different all over the world, so how could any one opinion be true?”
― Brigit Young, The Prettiest

“Just don’t let this crap”
― Brigit Young, The Prettiest

“Eve Hoffman, I’ll say this about you,” Sophie said, feeling lighter than she had in a long time. “When I’m with you, I end up dancing. I don’t know why.”
― Brigit Young, The Prettiest

“Amina, dressed as Catwoman, twirled around the dance floor with Hayley, who wore a costume as vague as Sophie’s.”
― Brigit Young, The Prettiest

“I contain multitudes, we all contain multitudes, we are a million things unfolding eternally and we'll never even know our own full stories.

You are not a number. You are not a body.

What's one piece of one more universe inside you? What are you multitudes?" -Eve”
― Brigit Young, The Prettiest

“Vaya mi vida, que dios te acompañe,” she cooed to Eve as their cheeks touched.”
― Brigit Young, The Prettiest

“She would find out who wrote this list. And she’d destroy them. She’d make them a joke. She’d get a new list written. She’d ensure she was number one. She’d never, ever let anyone see her as “less than.”
― Brigit Young, The Prettiest

“She seemed to laugh a lot more. Especially at things Nessa said, which Nessa had to admit she liked.”
― Brigit Young, The Prettiest

“Oh.” Eve blushed for real this time. “Thanks.”
― Brigit Young, The Prettiest

“To not be on the list, you’re getting the message that you’re ugly. And in our world, where from the age of one a girl’s looks are treated as all-important, a girl being perceived as ‘ugly’ sends her the message that she has less value. And for those on the list, they’re being told that their purpose is to be looked at. Ranked. The poor girl sitting at number one … How does she feel?”
― Brigit Young, The Prettiest