“when life gives you lemons, say, "yeah I like lemons, what else ya got"?” — Ann Brashares Lemons Copy Share Image
It's always nervewracking to put yourself out there. But it's the root of joy. — Ann Brashares Joy Copy Share Image
For the first time she saw that the nurse's name was Tabitha. — Ann Brashares First time Copy Share Image
She remembered me.' This was his worst weakness, his most toxic drug. — Ann Brashares Drug Copy Share Image
It took the real thing to show you the size of your delusions. — Ann Brashares Delusion Copy Share Image
you remember what is lost, and you forget what's right in front of you. — Ann Brashares Forget Copy Share Image
“She wished she could swap her days for her nights, her reality for her dreams. Were you allowed to change from one… — Ann Brashares Dreams Copy Share Image
“I've always feared she would find completion without me, and I'd be around, stupid and unperfected, forever.” — Ann Brashares Feared Copy Share Image
He tricked himself into thinking that she would look into his eyes and remember, that love would conquer all. — Ann Brashares Conquer Copy Share Image
It was probably good you couldn't flip the love switch because sometimes it was what you needed even if you didn't want… — Ann Brashares Flip Copy Share Image
“She wasn’t comfortable with the term boyfriend even when she did have one, and she hated everybody knowing her private business.” — Ann Brashares Business Copy Share Image
“She was already lost - she couldn't really get more lost, could she? When you belonged nowhere, you sort of belonged everywhere” — Ann Brashares Belonged Copy Share Image
“Bridget's anger evaporated and the sadness came back. The anger was easier. She owned and controlled it, whereas the sadness owned her.” — Ann Brashares Anger Copy Share Image
I love her. I need her. I gave away everything I had for her. I just wanted her to know me. — Ann Brashares Gave Copy Share Image
Gestating characters feels something like the mental equivalent of gestating a baby. In both cases, to create them you lose yourself. Or… — Ann Brashares Baby Copy Share Image
“What was powerful at thirteen and seventeen should have grown quaint by twenty-four, and yet the covenant, by its nature had durability.… — Ann Brashares Covenant Copy Share Image
Her vision of the world under the water represented a beautiful stillness, a version of heaven. It was the lost city of… — Ann Brashares Beautiful Copy Share Image
I told him, though, that he better be good to you. When you came along, I said I'd share you, but I… — Ann Brashares Be good Copy Share Image
Lena realized that a fundamental layer of their happiness depended on the four of them being close to one another. Their lives… — Ann Brashares Aspect Copy Share Image
Love demands everything, they say, but my love demands only this: that no matter what happens or how long it takes, you'll… — Ann Brashares Demand Copy Share Image
He took her hand and they started walking toward the baggage claim. They didn't say anything to each other. They swung their… — Ann Brashares Air Copy Share Image
For some reason our lives were marked by summers. . . . Summer was the time when our lives joined completely, when… — Ann Brashares Birthday Copy Share Image
“When she made her way to the big picture window that framed the dining room table she froze. She stopped breathing. The… — Ann Brashares Anger Copy Share Image
“Greta was squinting at the Pants. "Are those yours?" she asked. Bridget nodded. "Would you like me to wash 'em for you?… — Ann Brashares Like Greta Copy Share Image
“Dad, Please accept this money to fix the broken window. I’m sure it’s already fixed, considering Lydia’s house pride and her phobia… — Ann Brashares Apology Copy Share Image
Riley was quiet for a minute. She gathered her blanket all around her. "Paul always loved you, Alice. He knows I know… — Ann Brashares Always loved you Copy Share Image
How sad it was, Carmen thought, that you acted awful when you were desperately sad and hurt and wanted to be loved.… — Ann Brashares Awful Copy Share Image
Tibby sat on the outside of a group of kids in the film program. There was a lot of dark clothing and… — Ann Brashares Clothings 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
Maybe you think you’ll be entitled to more happiness later by forgoing all of it now, but it doesn’t work that way.… — Ann Brashares Capable Copy Share Image
