“Life is full of so much that you refuse to let yourself experience. The blanketing comfort of
“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
“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
“That's when I finally got it. I finally understood. It wasn't the thought that counted. It was the actual execution that mattered, the showing up for somebody. The intent behind it wasn't enough. Not for me. Not anymore. It wasn't enough to know that deep down, he loved me. You had to actually say it to somebody, show them you cared. And he just didn't. Not enough.”
― It's Not Summer Without You
― It's Not Summer Without You
“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
“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
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