Mari

“It's how I learned that the families we make are as significant as the ones we're born into. It's how I learned that the greatest loves are not always romances.”
― Carley Fortune, This Summer Will Be Different

“Fingers laced, we climb up to our bedroom in the home we’ve built together. A house full of books. A field full of flowers. Our own special island.”
― Carley Fortune, This Summer Will Be Different

“But setbacks can be chances if you look at them from the right angle.” “Sounds like horse shit to me,” Bridget said, sending her mother a mocking smile.”
― Carley Fortune, This Summer Will Be Different

“She looks sweet, with those dresses and that smile, but Bee is tough. Tougher than she thinks. She hates fighting, but she won’t stand down when it matters. It’s one of the things I admire most about her. I used to wish that we had met earlier in life, when we were kids or teenagers, but now I think we found each other at the right time. We became adults together. Our friendship is how I learned to compromise. It’s how I learned that the families we make are as significant as the ones we’re born into. It’s how I learned that the greatest loves are not always romances.”
― Carley Fortune, This Summer Will Be Different