“Once I surrendered to it, all I tasted was the sweetness.” — Gabrielle Zevin Surrendered Copy Share Image
“Hey, pretty girl. How you doing?” “Adopted,” she says.” — Gabrielle Zevin Pretty girl Copy Share Image
Daddy always said you only explained things to the people that actually mattered. — Gabrielle Zevin Daddy Copy Share Image
Chocolate doesn't solve everything, Nana." "It solves a whole heck of a lot, though. — Gabrielle Zevin Chocolate Copy Share Image
“Most people's problems would be solved if they would only give more things a chance.” — Gabrielle Zevin Chance Copy Share Image
“Who are these people who think a book comes with a guarantee that they will like it?” — Gabrielle Zevin Book Copy Share Image
“I thought of summer as the living time; the rest of the year was the backward time, the writing time.” — Gabrielle Zevin Life Copy Share Image
“You love being Ruby’s mother, but loving Ruby does not stop you from wanting things for yourself.” — Gabrielle Zevin Mother Copy Share Image
“It is a lie that you should only speak from your heart- you ought to let your brain play a part too.” — Gabrielle Zevin Speak Copy Share Image
“But you, you can never do anything hard. And I let you be that way.” — Gabrielle Zevin Hard Copy Share Image
It's a weakness to apologize before hearing what the other person's grievances are. You don't want to end up creating new grievances… — Gabrielle Zevin Apologize Copy Share Image
“when she’d asked him about the book that had had the greatest influence on his life, and he’d replied Principles of Accounting,… — Gabrielle Zevin Book Copy Share Image
“I don't like to feel so crazy about someone," he said. "I don't like to feel like my happiness is so tied… — Gabrielle Zevin Feel Copy Share Image
“It is lucky, she thinks, that we don’t feel all the love inside us every moment. We couldn’t breathe or walk or… — Gabrielle Zevin Breathe Copy Share Image
“You'd probably marry me just to annoy your father." He grinned. "Well, that would certainly be a bonus." "Why don't you like… — Gabrielle Zevin Parenting Copy Share Image
Betty inhales sharply, 'It's just I thought I had lost you forever.' Oh, Betty, don't you know there's no such thing as… — Gabrielle Zevin Forever Copy Share Image
“I told him I didn't want to have sex until I got married. Without missing a beat, he nodded and said, "So… — Gabrielle Zevin Married Copy Share Image
I let myself feel good and sorry for myself, but only for a second. Daddy always said that the most useless of… — Gabrielle Zevin Daddy Copy Share Image
“A good man is hard to find,” she says finally. “Do you mean the O’Connor story? The one on your desk. It’s… — Gabrielle Zevin Good man Copy Share Image
“Isn't that about an orphan?" I asked. I hated those kinds of books. "You can't avoid orphan stories, child. Every story is… — Gabrielle Zevin Books Copy Share Image
“If you’re honest with yourself, one of the reasons you moved into an off-campus apartment and didn’t get any roommates is because… — Gabrielle Zevin Honest with yourself Copy Share Image
“In my humble opinion, love is when a person believes that he, she or it can't live without some other he, she… — Gabrielle Zevin Believes Copy Share Image
“It's like when you take a trip with someone you don't know very well. Sometimes, you can get very close very quickly,… — Gabrielle Zevin Closeness Copy Share Image
“So I will wait, because I would rather wait for you than waste my time with someone who isn't you. And I… — Gabrielle Zevin Love Copy Share Image
“Why are the cute ones always such sociopaths?" "Win doesn't seem like so much of a sociopath," I replied without thinking. "Oh,… — Gabrielle Zevin First step Copy Share Image
“When you think of your mother, the word that occurs to you is too. She hugs you too hard, kisses you too… — Gabrielle Zevin Life Copy Share Image
“You spend your whole life trying to get out of holes. The hole you’re born into because of who your parents are.… — Gabrielle Zevin Children Copy Share Image
“How angry he had been at Sadie! How much righteous passion he had devoted to holding this grudge! He had thought himself… — Gabrielle Zevin Childishness Copy Share Image
“There will be other lives. There will be other lives for nervous boys with sweaty palms, for bittersweet fumblings in the backseats… — Gabrielle Zevin Human life Copy Share Image
“You forget all of it anyway. First, you forget everything you learned-the dates of the Hay-Herran Treaty and Pythagorean Theorem. You especially… — Gabrielle Zevin Best friend Copy Share Image
“The alternative to appropriation is a world in which artists only reference their own cultures." "That's an oversimplification of the issue." "The… — Gabrielle Zevin Alternative Copy Share Image
“You know this girl. Her hair is neither long nor short nor light nor dark. She parts it precisely in the middle.… — Gabrielle Zevin Best friend Copy Share Image
