“The brief walk--from the screened-in porch outside to the Hearse--was one of those moments he knew he'd remember and look back on, one of those moments that he'd try to capture in the stories he told. Nothing was happening, really, but the moment was thick with mattering.”
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
“I loved the feeling of talking and having somebody really listen to what I have to say. It was like a high or something.”
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
“It’s hard to throw away history. It was like you were throwing away a part of yourself.”
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
“I had been lying to myself, thinking I was free, thinking I had let him go. It didn't matter what he said or did, I'd never let him go." - Belly Conklin”
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
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