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title: "1 Getting Excited Quotes By Jenny Valentine"
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> [I didn't have time to lose it. I didn't have time to lie down in the corner shop and scream and beat the floor until my hands bled. I didn't have time to miss Jack. Stroma kept on chattering away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-valentine/i-didn-t-have-time-to-lose-it-i-didn-t-have-time-to-lie-down-in-the/)

[Jenny Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-valentine/)

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## More by Jenny Valentine

> [What's wrong with the world Peter? God, I don't know. Where do you start? People give up. We're defeatists and we stop striving or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-valentine/what-s-wrong-with-the-world-peter-god-i-don-t-know-where-do-you-start/)

[Jenny Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-valentine/)

> [It's not knowing that drives you mad. It's imaging things that you wish you couldn't think up all by yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-valentine/it-s-not-knowing-that-drives-you-mad-it-s-imaging-things-that-you/)

[Jenny Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-valentine/)

> [“According to Grandad, being a vegetarian wasn't about just health or cruelty of money or flavor: it was about manners. He said that stealing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-valentine/according-to-grandad-being-a-vegetarian-wasn-t-about-just-health-or/)

[Jenny Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-valentine/)

> [“What are you afraid of," she said. "Daylight?" No. I'm afraid of you. I'm afraid of myself, of whatever it is I'm going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-valentine/what-are-you-afraid-of-she-said-daylight-no-i-m-afraid-of-you-i-m/)

[Jenny Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-valentine/)

> [Everything is going to be fine.” I hate it when people say that, people who have absolutely no idea of what’s coming next. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-valentine/everything-is-going-to-be-fine-i-hate-it-when-people-say-that-people/)

[Jenny Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-valentine/)

> [Even when you’d lost everything you thought there was to lose, somebody came along and gave you something for free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-valentine/even-when-you-d-lost-everything-you-thought-there-was-to-lose/)

[Jenny Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-valentine/)

> [It's amazing what storms your face can hide, what terrible wrecks can writhe and heave beneath, without one ripple on the surface.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-valentine/it-s-amazing-what-storms-your-face-can-hide-what-terrible-wrecks-can/)

[Jenny Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-valentine/)

> [I smiled back and I thought how incredible that was, that they would find the time to smile. There was goodness in the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-valentine/i-smiled-back-and-i-thought-how-incredible-that-was-that-they-would/)

[Jenny Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-valentine/)

> [“I cut off a piece of meatball dripping with sauce. I tried to make my face right. I tried to smile and not grimace,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-valentine/i-cut-off-a-piece-of-meatball-dripping-with-sauce-i-tried-to-make-my/)

[Jenny Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-valentine/)

> [I didn't have time to lose it. I didn't have time to lie down in the corner shop and scream and beat the floor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-valentine/i-didn-t-have-time-to-lose-it-i-didn-t-have-time-to-lie-down-in-the/)

[Jenny Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-valentine/)

> [I told myself that some families we get without asking, while others we choose. And I chose those two. I think that’s what you’d…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-valentine/i-told-myself-that-some-families-we-get-without-asking-while-others/)

[Jenny Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-valentine/)

> [There was goodness in the world still, even if you couldn't always see it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-valentine/there-was-goodness-in-the-world-still-even-if-you-couldn-t-always-see/)

[Jenny Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-valentine/)

> [I thought about having a proper room, breathing life into it, and nobody minding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-valentine/i-thought-about-having-a-proper-room-breathing-life-into-it-and/)

[Jenny Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-valentine/)

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