“Life is full of so much that you refuse to let yourself experience. The blanketing comfort of

“Would you rather live one perfect day over and over or live your life with no perfect days but just decent ones?”
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
“I wondered if this was the way old crushes died, with a whimper, slowly, and then, just like that—gone.”
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
“I stared at him. Did he really say that? Did he remember? The way he looked back at me, one eyebrow raised, I knew he did. And this time, I was the one to look away.
Because I remembered. I remembered everything.”
― It's Not Summer Without You
Because I remembered. I remembered everything.”
― It's Not Summer Without You
“When you walk on the beach at night, you can say things you can't say in real life.”
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
“I hated to leave her and I hated to
be near her,
because she made me remember what I wanted most to forget.”
― It's Not Summer Without You
be near her,
because she made me remember what I wanted most to forget.”
― It's Not Summer Without You
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