Melissa J. Morgan > Quotes

“what we charish is not important,what we take for granted is.”
― by me

“The flowers themselves were strong and hardy. They filled the green with color and thrived on Camp Lakeview's land. Together. They spent the summer, and every summer thereafter, swaying lazily in the breeze, frozen in time.”
― Melissa J. Morgan, Suddenly Last Summer

“Jenna nodded, wiping tears away with the back of her hand. She leaned toward David and they hugged again. "I was never okay with losing you," she said quietly. "You know that, right?”
― Melissa J. Morgan, Suddenly Last Summer

“I guess this is it," Chelsea said. "The beginning of good-bye.”
― Melissa J. Morgan, Suddenly Last Summer

“Following Alyssa, they all walked over to the green clearing in front of the mess hall. It was where they'd held most of the all-camp activities, like games. Jenna sighed, remembering all the good times she'd had there---the gossip, the giggles, the crazy conversations.”
― Melissa J. Morgan, Suddenly Last Summer

“Priya, can you belt?"
"Do I have a belt?”
― Melissa J. Morgan

“As more kids piled on and the bus started up, she stared out the window at the place where she'd done so much growing up. When she'd first come to camp, she couldn't believe she was setting foot on Camp Lakeview, or any camp grounds at all, for that matter.
Now she couldn't believe she was leaving.”
― Melissa J. Morgan, Suddenly Last Summer

“Sometimes having a good imagination really stinks, Jenna thought.”
― Melissa J. Morgan, Jenna's Dilemma

“camp is—” “—the time for new experiences, I know,” Natalie said,”
― Melissa J. Morgan, Natalie's Secret

“Jenna,”
― Melissa J. Morgan, Jenna's Dilemma

“If Jenna could get on the committee, she could make sure that it was the best social/dance/whatever in the history of Lakeview. And she could help them avoid the classic mistakes. Like Kenny G.! “This is so cool!” Grace said,”
― Melissa J. Morgan, Jenna's Dilemma

“Alex just didn’t get it. They were all down about something. Natalie was worried about Simon, who hadn’t come to talk to her during free period that day. Grace complained about her parents, who were making her read The Jungle Book. Chelsea whined that she needed a nose job (she so didn’t—her beak was as cute as a Barbie doll’s). Jenna said that Adam was driving her insane because he kept asking about her bunkmates without telling her which one he was interested in. Brynn didn’t know how on earth she’d memorize all of her lines in time to perfect the voice she would need in order to deliver them.”
― Melissa J. Morgan, Grace's Twist

“On Wednesday morning, Natalie woke with enough time to shower. She had somehow figured out how to drag herself out of her bed even amidst the morning chill so that she could get herself together before flag-raising. Maybe it was a survival instinct. After all, this was the wilderness, wasn’t it?”
― Melissa J. Morgan, Natalie's Secret

“A campfire blazed on the sand, the lake shone in the moonlight, and the stars twinkled high overhead. All around them the woods were black as pitch. There wasn’t a sound except for the crackling of the fire, the chirping crickets,”
― Melissa J. Morgan, Jenna's Dilemma