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title: "1 Birdie Quotes By Jodi Lynn Anderson"
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> [“I just wanted to see if... we were okay," she said, feeling relief. "Just to make sure we can be friends. I don't want it to be weird, you know?" Friends? Different parts of Birdie died as she said it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/i-just-wanted-to-see-if-we-were-okay-she-said-feeling-relief-just-to/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

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## More by Jodi Lynn Anderson

> [“She felt the warmth of Peter's arm under her neck, and it almost felt like he was an extension of her, and like if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/she-felt-the-warmth-of-peter-s-arm-under-her-neck-and-it-almost-felt/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

> [“We should have a funeral," he said. Pan held his hands clasped in a tent on his lap, and he bowed his head. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/we-should-have-a-funeral-he-said-pan-held-his-hands-clasped-in-a-tent/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

> [“Birdie, this is for adults to figure out.” Birdie planted her feet where she stood. “I am an adult.” Walter shook his head. “You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/birdie-this-is-for-adults-to-figure-out-birdie-planted-her-feet-where/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

> [I knew I'd miss you. But the surprising thing is, you never leave me. I never forget a thing. Every kind of love, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/i-knew-i-d-miss-you-but-the-surprising-thing-is-you-never-leave-me-i/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

> [“Many people in the village wanted her to be more of a girl, and Peter had wanted her to be large and brave but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/many-people-in-the-village-wanted-her-to-be-more-of-a-girl-and-peter/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

> [“How can I describe Peter's face, the pieces of him that stick to my heart? Peter sometimes looked aloof and distant; sometimes his face…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/how-can-i-describe-peter-s-face-the-pieces-of-him-that-stick-to-my/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

> [“Leeda knew friends never turned out to be what you expected. They came and went in waves, pulling away and coming back, leaving you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/leeda-knew-friends-never-turned-out-to-be-what-you-expected-they-came/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

> [Human hearts are elastic. They have room for all sorts of passions, and they can break and heal and love again and again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/human-hearts-are-elastic-they-have-room-for-all-sorts-of-passions-and/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

> [“Friends, she had realized, could make you do that. Forget the things that worried you most.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/friends-she-had-realized-could-make-you-do-that-forget-the-things/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

> [“Sometimes I think that maybe we are just stories. Like we may as well just be words on a page, because we’re only what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/sometimes-i-think-that-maybe-we-are-just-stories-like-we-may-as-well/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

> [“P.S. Please give my love to Tink, she always was such a funny little bug”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/p-s-please-give-my-love-to-tink-she-always-was-such-a-funny-little-bug/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

> [“Maybe she feared there were different ways of being trapped than the ones she already knew.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/maybe-she-feared-there-were-different-ways-of-being-trapped-than-the/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

> [“To not do what you can to protect someone, that's cowardly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/to-not-do-what-you-can-to-protect-someone-that-s-cowardly/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

> [“Others wonder, if the Bogey isn’t wearing his pants, who is?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/others-wonder-if-the-bogey-isn-t-wearing-his-pants-who-is/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

> [“Sometimes I think that maybe we are just stories.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/sometimes-i-think-that-maybe-we-are-just-stories/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

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