He was the strangest of strangers in that he was also her oldest friend. — Ann Brashares Friendship Copy Share Image
She wondered again about her inclination to wish for things that made her so deeply unhappy. — Ann Brashares Heart Copy Share Image
“Mattie felt sympathy and judgement growing together. They didn't cancel each other out.” — Ann Brashares Growing together Copy Share Image
I'm not going anywhere without you. We're swimming to China together. And if the worst happens, I'm dying with you before I'm… — Ann Brashares China Copy Share Image
“Yeah. You know what I think?" What?" So intense was Tibby, she had practically shoved the phone into her ear cavity. She… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
Bridget's anger evaporated and the sadness came back. The anger was easier. She owned and contolled it, whereas the sadness owned her. — Ann Brashares Anger Copy Share Image
“If you didn't have a choice, you have to make a choice. If you didn't have options, you made some. You couldn't… — Ann Brashares Choice Copy Share Image
“She was becoming the person she'd be for her whole life. Each thing she chose contributed to that person. She didn't want… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
“You don't mean it," he said mournfully. Not at all, she thought. "Yes, I do," she said.” — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
The weather turned. Her skin seemed to grow a million extra pores, and all of them opened to take in the warmth… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
She was sad about what happened to Kostos. And someplace under that, she was sad that people like Bee and Kostos, who… — Ann Brashares Bees Copy Share Image
“d it was true she experienced even the strongest pleasures and poignancies down pretty deep. They tended not to make it all… — Ann Brashares Heart Copy Share Image
It’s natural to overlook and even sacrifice the things that belong to us most easily most gracefully. So here’s me asking you… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
“Could she kiss him? Would he allow her that? Was that something he could pretend was nothing? What about making love? Could… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
She was still waiting for him to come back to her, even though he wasn't going to. She was still holding out… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
If you ever meet a guy and you fall in love with him, but because of some weird genetic mutation he doesn't… — Ann Brashares Dress Copy Share Image
It was like a dream you might have after death in which lost people came back to life, your friends loved you… — Ann Brashares After death Copy Share Image
People said things they didn't mean all the time. Everybody else in the world seemed able to factor it in. But not… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
“Maybe we tried so hard to be like the Sisterhood because it was easy for them and we wanted it to be… — Ann Brashares Sisterhood Copy Share Image
As the three of them walked home from the trees, nobody needed to say it, but Ama knew. They had questioned their… — Ann Brashares Advantage Copy Share Image
“Maybe happiness didn’t have to be about the big, sweeping circumstances, about having everything in your life in place. Maybe it was… — Ann Brashares Happiness Copy Share Image
The rules took a while to sort out. Lena and Carmen wanted to focus on friendship-type rules, stuff about keeping in touch… — Ann Brashares Focus Copy Share Image
“So often this summer I keep thinking: I know I'm holding back. I know I'm waiting. I know I'm afraid to go… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
“She was never going to be the kind of person who didn't stick out in all directions. To want it was the… — Ann Brashares Heart Copy Share Image
“Lena, listen to me, okay? We don't have much more time here. You are in love. I've never seen anything like this… — Ann Brashares Brave Copy Share Image
She'd loved him as much as he'd let her. More than he'd let her. — Ann Brashares Heart Copy Share Image
“He didn't want to go forward, but he always wanted to get another chance.” — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image