“I can't think of enough expletives to perfectly capture this moment.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“Sometimes inspiration strikes; other times you have to hunt it down.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“It was the moment I realized what music can do to people, how it can make you hurt and feel so good… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“What's the use in waiting until the right moment if that moment never comes?" I say. "What if the moment escapes you… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“and they are holding hands as a last moment of connection before they break apart completely.” Mabel” — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“I sleep through the next day. Each time I go to the bathroom, I try not to look in the mirror. Once,… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
I want to tell you about everything but I can't because I couldn't stand for you to have that look on your… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“Instead of spending all this time obsessing over a stranger, she realizes that making a real connection with a real person—not just… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“YOu just think that things will stay the way they are. You never look up, in a moment that feels like every… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“He is Romeo, and he is heartbroken. Every word is wistful. When he says, 'O, teach me how I should forget to… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“There’s still this thing that happens after you break up with someone. It barely takes any time to work. All you have… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“I never realized what a big deal that was. How amazing it is to find someone who wants to hear about all… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“And I think of how time passes so differently for different people. Mabel and Jacob, their months in Los Angeles, months full… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“When you're friends with someone for such a long time, it's easy to feel like she belongs to you, like the version… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“Then, without really realizing it, I start to think of one thing I did wrong for each tree I look at. Wide… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“The first time she carved something into her skin, she used the sharp tip of an X-Acto knife. She lifted up her… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“Here's how I feel: People take one another for granted. Like, I'd just hang out with Ingrid in all these random places--in… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“No," I say. "I didn't know that," and as I say it I feel flooded with bitterness at all the things Ingrid kept secret… — Nina LaCour Copy Share
I want to tell you about everything but I can't because I couldn't stand for you to have that look on your face all… — Nina LaCour Copy Share
“I sleep through the next day. Each time I go to the bathroom, I try not to look in the mirror. Once, I catch… — Nina LaCour Copy Share
“Crushes are supposed to be fun, aren't they? They definitely aren't supposed to be so torturous.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share
“Maybe it doesn't matter, maybe if we all force ourselves to act like we're okay even if we're not, eventually things will get better.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share
“That's what friends do: they notice things. They're there for each other. They see what parents don't.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share
“I don't want to hurt you or anybody so please forget about me. Just try. Find yourself a better friend.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share
“I don't know if any of this would have happened if we had been at home... Would we have crammed ourselves into the bathroom… — Nina LaCour Copy Share
“Whenever Ingrid and I got out of the suburbs, into Berkeley or San Francisco, and saw how other people lived, Ingrid would cry at… — Nina LaCour Copy Share
“She [Ava] was never something waiting to be solved. All she is—all she’s ever been—is a person trying to live a life.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share
“My mom says Ingrid's name and I start to hum, not the melody to a song, just one drawn-out note. I know it makes… — Nina LaCour Copy Share
