“It was the baptism of myself, the renewal of me and by me. The water felt, finally, like it could wash away… — Emery Lord Baptism Copy Share Image
“Hasn't Daybreak shown me, day after day, that people can outlast unbelievable pain? That human hearts are like noble little ants, able… — Emery Lord Daybreak Copy Share Image
“As much as I want to be the one crying, I want to be the kind of person someone can hold on… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“We sat there in our flower crowns until the world went dark, until we were half-sick from sugar but still laughing, laughing,… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“Oh, you know I'm only human; I bend and fall and break You cut me and I bleed I'm a mess for… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“Matt's low voice, and Dee's hoarse giggling make a summer soundtrack I'll replay even when the tour is over.” — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“Summer crushes happen all the time, right? Because you feel far away from the real world, everything seems more...possible. Every person seems… — Emery Lord Crushes Copy Share Image
“I want to reach back into my history with a grade-school pink eraser, scrubbing away my decisions like mistakes on a math… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“That's the thing they never tell you about love stories: just because one ends, that doesn't mean it failed. A cherry pie… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“And I love math because there's always a right answer. It's not interpretive; it's not subjective. There is a correct destination, even… — Emery Lord Life Copy Share Image
“And I want to be one of them. I want to be one of them so, so badly - to fit into… — Emery Lord Friendship Copy Share Image
“What?" I ask. He looks startled out of his thoughts. "What do you mean what ?" "I mean, just then," I say,… — Emery Lord Time Copy Share Image
“This is the currency of friendship, traded over years and miles, and I hope it's an even exchange someday. For now, I… — Emery Lord Best friend Copy Share Image
“So, how'd you know about this place?" "One of my buddies is from Baltimore area - I texted him." "Saying what? 'Hey… — Emery Lord Serial killer Copy Share Image
“So, um, what is your name?” “Oh, that’s funny that you don’t know! Well, maybe it’s not. I’ve always gone by Jones… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“Dee's natural colouring looks like an American landscape - country-sky-blue eyes and hair the colour of Tennessee wheat fields, golden strands with… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“And one more thing. You can call them cute little songs, but that doesn't mean they're not honest. Those cute little songs… — Emery Lord Every single day Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think everyone should be handed a manual for this stuff when they turn fourteen. That seems like a good age.… — Emery Lord High school Copy Share Image
“If we could capture feelings like we capture pictures, none of us would ever leave our rooms. It would be so tempting… — Emery Lord Feelings Copy Share Image
“He's only nineteen, and I hope he doesn't see me as too young for him. That would ruin my plans to flirt… — Emery Lord Flirt Copy Share Image
“Strawberry milk,” I say, eyeing him as we head toward the counter. “Really.” He turns to me. “Do you have something to… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“And that's why I don't get to cry, I guess. Because they do. Because we're older but we're not the grown-ups who… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“I see it all through the lens of my camera—the flurry of movement, the venue staff in black T-shirts, giving orders into… — Emery Lord Patience Copy Share Image
“We stare down at the festival below us. I can hear the low pulse of a local band playing cover songs, the… — Emery Lord Cotton candy Copy Share Image
“Girl, you're as hot as your temper, And you won't let me through. But I think you would be good for me.… — Emery Lord Song Copy Share Image
“Straining to hear, I can make out something acoustic. Coming from...the backyard? I glance down from my bedroom window and feel my… — Emery Lord Lyrics Copy Share Image
“It's been the longest time Since I've been in this place, Where I spend my whole day Hoping I'll see your face.… — Emery Lord Lyrics Copy Share Image
“Like a wounded soldier Trudging the old road home, But I ain’t the old me, And I walk this path alone. I’m… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“There comes a time when you just have to put on some mascara and pull yourself together.” — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
