Brooke Kingston

“But maybe there aren’t any shortcuts in life. Maybe you have to live it all, because it makes you who you are.”
― Sophie Cousens, The Good Part

“Even though she had failed, she knew somewhere deep inside that when you were tested with the worst that could happen and you didn’t fall apart, then more things were possible than you imagined. Everyone was stronger than they thought they could be when the worst came to the worst. It was one of the very few good things about confronting the worst.”
― Jenny Colgan, Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery

“For me, falling in love feels like gazing up at a dark sky. First, there is nothing but blackness, then gradually your eyes adjust, a few stars come into view, then suddenly, you see everything—thousands of stars, an infinite spectrum of light. It’s mind-blowing. Falling out of love feels the same but in reverse. One by one the stars recede, gray clouds sweep in. Then one day you realize you are alone in the dark, there’s nothing out there.”
― Sophie Cousens, Is She Really Going Out with Him?

“There’s a window of opportunity where you can correct someone who calls you the wrong name; after that, you have to either never see them again or just be that new name forever.”
― Sophie Cousens, Is She Really Going Out with Him?