“To the people who look at the stars and wish, Rhys.”
“For me, it was almost like winter didn’t count. Summer was what mattered. My whole life was measured in summers.”
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
“We stood there, looking at each other, saying nothing. But it was the kind of nothing that meant everything.”
― It's Not Summer Without You
― It's Not Summer Without You
“In the dark you can feel really close to a person. You can say whatever you want.”
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
“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 say, " I can't believe you're really here."
He sounds almost shy when he says, "Me neither." And then he hesitates. "Are you still coming with me?"
I cant believe he even has to ask. I would go anywhere. "Yes," I tell him. It feels like nothing else exists outside of that word, this moment. There's just us. Everything that happened this past summer and every summer before it, has all led up to this.
To Now”
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
He sounds almost shy when he says, "Me neither." And then he hesitates. "Are you still coming with me?"
I cant believe he even has to ask. I would go anywhere. "Yes," I tell him. It feels like nothing else exists outside of that word, this moment. There's just us. Everything that happened this past summer and every summer before it, has all led up to this.
To Now”
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
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