Jennifer Archer > Quotes

“Mama says it’s just her nature. Some people are flowers, and some are thorns.”
― Jennifer Archer, Through Her Eyes

“Here's the thing: No matter where I go, sad things will happen to me, hard things. People I love will die, and sometimes I'll have to tell friends good-bye. I'll meet people who won't like me, and I'll know loneliness. I don't like it, but that's the way it is.”
― Jennifer Archer, Through Her Eyes

“I died on a bitter cold night. Beneath a black sky and a bruised winter moon, I tried to fly, hoping my arms might act as wings.”
― Jennifer Archer, Through Her Eyes

“Bethyl Ann has vomited words like she ate the dictionary.”
― Jennifer Archer, Through Her Eyes

“Down in the cellar, under a stair
Covered with cobwebs
Nobody cares
Withered and pale forgotten it seems
That's where i hide them,
Yesterday's dreams.

Shake out the memories, blow off the dust
Smooth out the wrinkles
Rub off the rust
Remember the times they sparkled so bright
Far out of sight

Down in the cellar, under a stair
Covered with cobwebs
Nobody cares
Withered and pale, forgotten it seems
That's where I hide them,
Yesterday's dreams.”
― Jennifer Archer, Through Her Eyes

“If you feel like you have to have them for some reason, tell me and we'll take them out together. Promise?"
"If you promise not to tell the whole school about this."
"I won't tell them anything. Deal?"
"Deal."
"I think we should seal it."
I gave a jittery laugh. "With a handshake?"
"I was thinking more like a kiss.”
― Jennifer Archer, Through Her Eyes

“I told you the truth at the bridge. I don't have a good excuse. Blame it on a bad mood." Tate dips his chin, and his grin shoots my heart to the ceiling. "If I tell you I'm sorry a hundred more times, will you forgive me? 'Cause I'll do it, if that's what it takes.”
― Jennifer Archer, Through Her Eyes

“Somentimes challenging and different and risky is what makes life worth living.”
― Jennifer Archer, Breaking the Rules

“How can I be sure who's real and who isn't?”
― Jennifer Archer, Through Her Eyes

“Ty still owns a giant piece of my heart?”
― Jennifer Archer, The Shadow Girl

“Postpone facing a fear and it's sure to grow bigger with each passing day”
― Jennifer Archer, The Shadow Girl

“is the word we use when we can’t see the levers and pulleys.”
― Jennifer Archer, The Shadow Girl

“And why is that, CiCi?” An undercurrent of rage buzzes in my ex’s voice. “Did you tell her things to turn her against me?” Good. Let him lose his temper for once. Let him be the one who goes off on a rant, not me. “I didn’t tell her anything. Erin has eyes. She’s not stupid. And if you’re thinking of making up to her by giving her whatever she wants, that’s a mistake. Erin needs you to be her father, not her best friend. She needs you to do what’s best for her, not what’s easiest for you.” I ignore the nagging feeling that I should take my own advice. Several tense, silent seconds later Bert says, “Okay, I’ll tell her she has to wait a year before she can move out. That’s fair, isn’t it?”
― Jennifer Archer, A Change of Seasons