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“Betrayals don’t cancel each other out. They just hurt more.”
― Every Summer After
― Every Summer After
“I loved you so much that the word 'love' didn't seem big enough for how I felt.”
― Every Summer After
― Every Summer After
“Some people are lucky like that. They meet their best friend, the love of their life, and are wise enough to never let go.”
― Every Summer After
― Every Summer After
“It's how I learned that the families we make are as significant as the ones we're born into. It's how I learned that the greatest loves are not always romances.”
― This Summer Will Be Different
― This Summer Will Be Different
“I loved you,” he whispers.
“I know,” I say.
Hurt eyes move across my face. “You broke my heart.”
“I know that, too.”
― Every Summer After
“I know,” I say.
Hurt eyes move across my face. “You broke my heart.”
“I know that, too.”
― Every Summer After
“You and me are special,” he started. “There’s no one else I’d rather spend time with than you. There’s no one else I’d rather talk to than you. And there’s no one else I’d rather kiss than you.”
― Every Summer After
― Every Summer After
“I'm lucky to have so much past, so many memories. It's a gift to age.”
― One Golden Summer
― One Golden Summer
“Sometimes I worry that as I’ve got older, I’ve shrunk my world instead of making it grow,”
― This Summer Will Be Different
― This Summer Will Be Different
“I don't take things for granted anymore. I don't take people for granted. And I know time is not infinite.”
― Every Summer After
― Every Summer After
“The way I felt about you was always so clear to me—even when we were young I knew you and I were meant for each other. Two halves of a whole. I loved you so much that the word ‘love’ didn’t seem big enough for how I felt.”
― Every Summer After
― Every Summer After
“Live your life for you, and no one else”
― This Summer Will Be Different
― This Summer Will Be Different
“But the thing about love languages,” Charlie says, “is it’s not just about how we express love, but how we receive love. You need someone to do something for you that makes you feel loved. Someone to help you.” I shake my head. “I hate asking for help.” “That’s because deep down, you want someone to see what you need before you have to ask.”
― One Golden Summer
― One Golden Summer
“I pay attention to a lot of things about you, Percy Fraser.”
― Every Summer After
― Every Summer After
“I did want you. I do want you. I've always wanted you.”
― Every Summer After
― Every Summer After
“That’s why you should grab onto whatever makes you happy now and hold on for as long as you can. Life’s short.”
― One Golden Summer
― One Golden Summer
“Just see where the sun takes you. And don't forget: Good things happen at the lake.”
― One Golden Summer
― One Golden Summer
“You’re still the most beautiful woman I’ve ever known.”
― Every Summer After
― Every Summer After
“I think of all the times in my life when I’ve stayed quiet because it was more comfortable than speaking up.”
― One Golden Summer
― One Golden Summer
“Boys are fun. Lots of fun. But don't let one stand in the way of your greatness.”
― Every Summer After
― Every Summer After
“But I take strange comfort in these waves of heartache. They’re like annotations in a book, a note in the margin that reads, This is important.”
― This Summer Will Be Different
― This Summer Will Be Different
“Sometimes I felt sure he was—like there was an invisible, unbreakable string that ran between us, stretching vast distances and keeping us joined.”
― Every Summer After
― Every Summer After
“Let me tell you something about me: I am extremely picky about people. Most of them, I don't particularly like. I have very high standards for the ones I let into my life these days. And you, Will Baxter, are my favorite of all of them.”
― Meet Me at the Lake
― Meet Me at the Lake
“No, it’s because when you speak, he listens. When you smile, he smiles. When you need something, he offers help. When you give him something, he thanks you. You’re peas and carrots—I think you’ve found yourself a lifelong friend.”
― One Golden Summer
― One Golden Summer
“I am fun! I just don’t want to talk about what keeps me awake at night. I don’t want to reveal how I’m beginning to question whether climbing the ladder has made me happy, how sometimes I long to write but can’t seem to find the courage, or how lonely I sometimes feel.”
― Every Summer After
― Every Summer After
“My headphones were both my therapist and my invisibility cloak.”
― Meet Me at the Lake
― Meet Me at the Lake
“Opportunities don’t fall in your lap because you want them to. You have to work to make them happen.”
― This Summer Will Be Different
― This Summer Will Be Different
“I’m not sure when I start crying, only that I’m overwhelmed with how big the galaxy is and how insignificant I am.”
― One Golden Summer
― One Golden Summer
“I’m turning thirty-three tomorrow. You’d think I’d be a little braver.” “I think the older we get, the scarier shit becomes.”
― One Golden Summer
― One Golden Summer
“I still love him," I whisper. "I screwed everything up. And I love him. And I'm worried that even if I can get him to forgive me, I'm still not good enough for him."
"You're good enough," Chantal, says.
"But I'm a mess. And he's a doctor."
"You're good enough," she says again.
"What if he doesn't think so?"
"Then you come home, P. And I'll tell you why he's wrong.”
― Every Summer After
"You're good enough," Chantal, says.
"But I'm a mess. And he's a doctor."
"You're good enough," she says again.
"What if he doesn't think so?"
"Then you come home, P. And I'll tell you why he's wrong.”
― Every Summer After
