Jenn Bennett > Quotes

“Sometimes you have to endure painful things to realize that you're a whole lot stronger than you think.”
― Jenn Bennett, Alex, Approximately

“Don't be cautious. Be careful,' she reminds me. Cautious people are afraid of the unknown and avoid it. Careful people plan so that they're more confident when they face the unknown.”
― Jenn Bennett, Starry Eyes

“He looks toward the ocean, dark purple with the last rays of light. "My mom says we're all connected--people and plants and animals. We all know one another on the inside. It's what's on the outside that distracts. Our clothes, our words, our actions. Shark attacks. Gunshots. We spend our lives trying to find other people. Sometimes we get confused and turned around by the distractions." He smiles at me. "But we didn't.”
― Jenn Bennett, Alex, Approximately

“When I looked up at the stars, I saw us. You were the stars and I was the dark sky behind you”
“Without dark sky you couldn’t see the stars”
“I knew I was useful” he says
“You’re essential”
― Jenn Bennett, Starry Eyes

“What do I want?” His fingers brushed over loose strands of hair near my temple. “I want to call you every five minutes. I want to text you good night every night. I want to make you laugh. And I want you to look at me like you did that first night on the bus.”
― Jenn Bennett, The Anatomical Shape of a Heart

“We all really do contradict ourselves and contain multitudes. How do we even figure out who we really are?”
― Jenn Bennett, Alex, Approximately

“Arcadia,” Lon’s voice said from my phone. “Who is this?” I teased.
“You can’t take my son on a date.” “I didn’t ask him. He asked me.” “He stole my cell and called without permission.” “Sounds like a personal problem to me.” A low growling noise came out of the phone.”
― Jenn Bennett, Kindling the Moon

“But there’s comfort in knowing that when your plans fall apart, you can survive. That the worst thing imaginable can happen, but you can get through it.”
― Jenn Bennett, Starry Eyes

“I stumbled through the dark underbrush again crying out as I plunged through a thick spiderweb. My arms frantically brushed away the clinging web as irrational fear made me batshit-crazy for a moment. Scared of a damn spider when a bloodthirsty demon was chasing me down. Ridiculous.”
― Jenn Bennett, Kindling the Moon

“For the evaders, avoiders, dodgers, and side-steppers.

You probably have a good reason for hiding.

May you work through it and find your inner lion.”
― Jenn Bennett, Alex, Approximately

“It’s hard to think about next week when you’re not sure if you’ll even make it through today.”
― Jenn Bennett, Alex, Approximately

“I have no idea what you mean, but I support you completely.”
― Jenn Bennett, Alex, Approximately

“What's that?"
"French press."
"For coffee? Real coffee? Not instant?"
"We're camping, Zorie, not living in a dystopian nightmare.”
― Jenn Bennett, Starry Eyes

“The entire time they’re talking, I can’t tear my eyes away from Porter. What I’m feeling for him now is like drowning and floating at the same time.”
― Jenn Bennett, Alex, Approximately

“Uncertainty isn’t always a bad thing. Sometimes it can even be filled with extraordinary potential.”
― Jenn Bennett, Starry Eyes

“It's years in the making, and it's messy and convoluted, some of it even tragic. But I wouldn't change the route, because we walked it together, even when we were apart. And the best part about it is that it's unfinished. Uncertainty isn't always a bad thing. Sometimes it can even be filled with extraordinary potential.”
― Jenn Bennett, Starry Eyes

“You're like ten prismacolors all at once.”
― Jenn Bennett, The Anatomical Shape of a Heart

“And not after, when we’re clinging to each other like the world just fell apart and is slowly clicking back together, piece by piece, breath by breath . . . heartbeat by beautiful heartbeat.”
― Jenn Bennett, Alex, Approximately

“If you don't pay attention to things, they wander off.”
― Jenn Bennett, Alex, Approximately

“Turn left in two hundred feet ” the computerized voice said in a cheery voice. “There is no turn in two hundred feet you bitch ” I yelled toward the screen. “Zoom out.” Nothing happened. “ZOOM. OUT ” I said again louder before the screen responded to the voice-activated command.”
― Jenn Bennett, Kindling the Moon

“I just want somebody I can have a decent conversation with over dinner.” —Tom Hanks, Sleepless in Seattle (1993) 11”
― Jenn Bennett, Alex, Approximately

“Feeling alive is always worth the risk.”
― Jenn Bennett, The Anatomical Shape of a Heart

“Planning can't save you from everything. Change is inevitable and uncertainty is a given. And if you plan so much that you can't function without one, life's no fun. All the calendars, journals, and lists in the world won't save you when the sky falls.”
― Jenn Bennett, Starry Eyes

“Can you miss someone you see almost every day?”
― Jenn Bennett, Alex, Approximately

“Too weird for jocks, and not weird enough for hipsters, I was neither freak nor geek, and that left me stranded in no-man’s-land.”
― Jenn Bennett, The Anatomical Shape of a Heart

“I don’t want my mistakes to affect everyone else in the room,” I said after a moment. “I want to keep to myself and do as little damage as possible.”
― Jenn Bennett, The Anatomical Shape of a Heart

“He was kissing me like we were both on fire and he was trying to put the flames out, and I kissed him back like an arsonist with a pocketful of matches.”
― Jenn Bennett, The Anatomical Shape of a Heart

“Baily, I've BEEN yours. I've just been waiting for you to make up your mind.”
― Jenn Bennett, Alex, Approximately

“Hey, Bex?” Jack said as he grated. “Just so we’re clear, if we were alone, I’d probably kiss you right now.”
I gave him a swift glance as the hallway laughter made its way back to the kitchen. “Just so we’re clear, I’d probably let you.”
― Jenn Bennett, The Anatomical Shape of a Heart

“Oh, really? Is that why he’s hot and bothered for Arcadia here?” Kar Yee tossed an accusatory glance my way. She was well aware that honesty wasn’t one of my strong suits. “Probably,” Jupe confirmed. “My dad says he likes her so much that if she kicked him in the balls, he’d just thank her.”
― Jenn Bennett, Summoning the Night