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“I'm sorry that I'm not Emily. But I was never supposed to be. Took me a while to learn that, and I hope you can see it too. I spent my whole life waiting because I was trying to live a future that was never mine. And I did it because I wanted you to be proud of me. To just once say “Good Job, Jet.” I needed it, lived for it, and I don't think that was healthy, for either of us.”
― Holly Jackson, Not Quite Dead Yet

“We've spend our whole lives trying to fill Emily's shoes, feeling crushed by her shadow, trying to prove to Mom and Dad that we are good enough too.”
― Holly Jackson, Not Quite Dead Yet

“all of her laters and all of her tomorrows, leaving her with just a handful. Leftovers. Scraps.”
― Holly Jackson, Not Quite Dead Yet

“Good.' Billy clicked his tongue. 'Glad we agree.'
'Yep. Same page.”
― Holly Jackson, Not Quite Dead Yet