Sarah Mlynowski > Quotes

“I love you: You imagine hearing the words from someone not related to you, someone not your best friend, but when someone you love, someone you dream about, actually says them, it makes your body melt and your breath get caught in your chest.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“Sometimes you don't need lightning to start a fire. Sometimes, it builds on its own.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“No one was perfect. But we all did the best we could. I guessed you had to forgive when you could, move on when you couldn't, and love your family and friends for who they were instead of punishing them for who they weren't.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“Just because a relationship ends, it doesn't mean it's not worth having.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Gimme a Call

“I love you."
You imagine hearing the words from someone related not related to you, someone not your best friend, but when someone you love, you dream about, actually says them, it makes your body melt and your breath get caught in your chest.
"You love me?" I asked, leaning toward him.
He nodded.
"Say it again" I said. I let my knee bump against his.
"I love you," he repeated.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“They write songs about California girls for a reason.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck chlamydia?”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“We're all crazy. What's your specific form of crazy?”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“She said people found running to something easier than running from something.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“You can tell a lot about a person not just by their successes, but by how they deal with their setbacks”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“Biological clock? I don't even own a watch.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Milkrun

“Funny how life messed with you.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“Why do you think people cheat?," I asked.
"Because they're bored? Because they can? Because they're selfish and think they're entitled to anything they want? Because they don't think they'll get caught?”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“Dad? Um, listen. I have kind of a crazy story for you....”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“Part of me could do it. Run off and get married. But another part... Another part of me wondered if I could really trust anyone. If all relationships were all doomed.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“Yup, believe it: I was born on March 28, yet my name is April.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“You don't just decide to have sex because you feel like having sex. You decide to have sex once you realize you're in love with someone and want to express that love physically.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“Liking someone doesn't make you weak.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“I wonder-maybe the key is balance. Maybe it's about living in the moment while still keeping your eye on the big picture-on all the pictures.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Gimme a Call

“A guy who treats his mom well, treats his wife well.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“Getting married is forever, no matter what my spouse does.”
― Sarah mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“A friendship can't survive on childhood memories alone. We have to create new experiences, or the friendship will shrivel up.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, I See London, I See France

“That's our story.

How we became a we.

And that's what we are these day. A we.

When you're a group that can hear each other's thoughts, the line between I and We gets kind of blurry.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Don't Even Think About It

“Lightning only strikes once," my dad said. "And when it hits, you know.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“What house do you belong to?” “Ravenclaw,” I say. The clever one. The woman hands me the blue Ravenclaw scarf. “You’re also kind of a Hufflepuff, don’t you think?” Leela asks. “Hardworking, loyal . . . Although last night you were a total Gryffindor. So brave.” “Maybe I’m Divergent,” I say. I pose under the Platform 9¾ sign, point my wand, and smile for Leela’s photo.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, I See London, I See France

“Normal is boring. Who wants that?”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Don't Even Think About It

“you had to forgive when you could, move on when you couldn’t, and love your family and friends for who they were instead of punishing them for who they weren’t.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Ten Things We Did

“I know a song that gets on everybody’s nerves, everybody’s nerves, everybody’s nerves —” “I’m going to”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Bad Hair Day

“When I get married I'm going to make the marriage work. Getting married is forever, no matter what my spouse does.”
― Sarah Mlynowski

“We don’t have clairvoyance or precognition. At least, I don’t. Does anyone else?” “I don’t even know what those mean,” Jordana said. “Telepathy is when you can hear other people’s thoughts. Clairvoyance is when you are aware of something happening in another location. Precognition is when you can tell the future. And then there’s telekinesis, which is when you can move objects with your mind.” “No, I’m just having the first one,” Tess said.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, Don't Even Think About It