Beth Labonte > Quotes

“You kids today don’t understand. You go into the stalls, and you sit on the toilets, and you read your comic books. But you never think about the brave cleaning supplies that gave their lives so you could have a safe place to do your business.”
― Beth Labonte, Coffee Breath

“Sometimes it struck me just how much power I actually had, if I ever wanted to use it. Or abuse it. I liked to think I was doing a pretty good job of staying grounded. Gandalf could have totally entrusted me with the ring.”
― Beth Labonte, Maple Sugar Crush

“He’s been in and out of my life for as long as I can remember, never being anything more to me than a celebrity type crush.  Pure fantasy.  Unattainability.  I learned a long time ago to never consider Graham attainable. I’m”
― Beth Labonte, Summer at Sea

“I pick the Cruise Notes daily activities sheet up off my bed and scan through it. 6:00 p.m. – Hawaiian Shirt Bingo 7:00 p.m. – Women’s Open Mic Comedy Hour 8:00 p.m. – Senior Speed Dating with Stan”
― Beth Labonte, Summer at Sea

“It was only seven o’clock, but he seemed to already be in his pajamas, which consisted of gray sweatpants and a T-shirt that said, All My Friends Are Pokémon.”
― Beth Labonte, Maple Sugar Crush

“With its ninety-foot granite walls, rushing waterfalls, and boardwalks, the Flume was the ultimate nature walk, and one of my favorite places to visit as a kid. When I saw the sign for it on the side of the highway—dark wood with carved, yellow bubble letters—I let out an audible squeal of glee.”
― Beth Labonte, Pumpkin Everything

“Ugh. And I thought that hooking up with a teenager was bad. Now I go and find myself a racist. You just never can tell with people. I shudder to think of whom I will encounter next. Maybe my mother was right; I could get myself killed hanging around alone on this ship.”
― Beth Labonte, Summer at Sea

“I told you, I was taking a walk. You could hear that guy from a mile away.” “Yeah, if a mile away is from behind a potted plant in the corner.”
― Beth Labonte, Summer at Sea

“Graham was willing to spend a week, trapped on a cruise ship with my parents, just to get me alone. That might just be the most romantic thing I’ve ever heard in my life.”
― Beth Labonte, Summer at Sea

“We ended up playing Pokémon Go all over town.”
― Beth Labonte, Maple Sugar Crush

“You can’t go to jail for making out.” Apparently, he’s done some research. “Yeah, well thankfully that’s all we did,” I say in a whisper. I don’t even want to be seen with him right now.”
― Beth Labonte, Summer at Sea

“Hi Summer, I’m Jackson. From Windsor, Connecticut.” “Cool,” I say, as if I know anything about Windsor, Connecticut. We step up to the bar and Jackson orders us two Red Bull and Vodkas. The bartender studies Jackson’s ID for a long time.”
― Beth Labonte, Summer at Sea

“I will never have made my mark on the world.   The pointlessness of it all is not what dreams are made of.  It is certainly not what my dreams are made of.   Or were made of.  I’ve lost track these days.”
― Beth Labonte, What Stays in Vegas

“The sounds of Sharknado are still going on in the background, and Graham laughs when somebody on the TV starts screaming. “Mood killer,” I mumble. “Sorry.” He kisses me one more time on the neck. “Let’s get out of here.”
― Beth Labonte, Summer at Sea

“We’re only a few hours into the cruise, and broccoli-stealing Graham and his stupid sunglass wearing hot dog undies are already distracting me from my goal.”
― Beth Labonte, Summer at Sea

“When Summer is an old lady, she’ll look down at that tattoo and be thankful that she lived her life to the fullest.  Besides, if anybody wants to judge her based solely on a tiny little tattoo, well then, I think we know who the real asshole is.” Graham”
― Beth Labonte, Summer at Sea

“Tell us, Josie,” said my uncle Burt, from the other end of the table, “have you booked a seat on that spaceship to Mars yet?” He let out a loud guffaw, clearly pleased with his cleverness. He made that same joke every time he saw me. “Not yet,” I said, rolling my eyes and taking a sip of wine. “But I’m happy to pay for your trip, Uncle Burt. I hear it’s a one-way.”
― Beth Labonte, Maple Sugar Crush

“I inhaled the clean, crisp mountain air and looked up into the darkening sky.”
― Beth Labonte, Maple Sugar Crush

“I am Summer Eve Douchewell, school librarian, and I’m about to make a complete fool out of myself. I rather enjoyed being stuck in my little world of not taking any chances.”
― Beth Labonte, Summer at Sea

“How many people do you know that have been paralyzed from a trampoline?” “My cousin Morty’s daughter, Deirdre.” “Deirdre is in Cirque Du Soleil, Dad. She broke her leg because she fell from a human chandelier.” True story. Deirdre was in physical therapy for a while, but she’s definitely not paralyzed.”
― Beth Labonte, Summer at Sea

“This is how life should be. This is the new me. Well, that was a dumb idea.”
― Beth Labonte, Summer at Sea

“Who brings a marching band to bear bad news?”
― Beth Labonte, Love Notes in Reindeer Falls

“Do naked cherub statues belong on the stove?” Did naked cherub statues belong anywhere? That was the real question. But I was trying my best to stick to the point.”
― Beth Labonte, Love Notes in Reindeer Falls

“Sometimes I think I’ve got gym-class-induced post-traumatic stress disorder. GCIPTSD.”
― Beth Labonte, Summer at Sea

“I couldn’t possibly have lived somewhere for eight years and not have anything to show for it, could I? The thought was too depressing to bear.”
― Beth Labonte, Love Notes in Reindeer Falls

“By the way, my mother mentioned that she’d like you to be a bit rougher when shampooing her head. Really shake her around, if you could.”
― Beth Labonte, Maple Sugar Crush

“I was happy, and I was home. I was right back where I’d started, in a little town called Reindeer Falls. The lights twinkled, and the band played on.”
― Beth Labonte, Love Notes in Reindeer Falls

“His eyes are burning a hole in me like I’m that idiotic heroine from Fifty Shades of Grey.  Thoughts of that book are not going to help calm me any.  Literary abomination or not, nobody is totally immune to its devices.”
― Beth Labonte, Summer at Sea

“Because eventually, one of us would have to bring it up. It. I’m not talking about the evil entity from the Stephen King novel, either. Believe me, I wish I were. That I could deal with.”
― Beth Labonte, Love Notes in Reindeer Falls

“Don’t act so surprised. Everybody’s always so surprised. Yes, I’m quiet and I read a lot of books. Why does everyone assume that makes me some kind of a nun?”
― Beth Labonte, Love Notes in Reindeer Falls