“She [Ava] was never something waiting to be solved. All she is—all she’s ever been—is a person trying to live a life.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“This was me before I knew about anything hard, when my whole life was packed lunches and art projects and spelling quizzes.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“Life is paper-thin and fragile. Any sudden change could rip it wide open.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“I've been waiting for this for so long--something new, life after high school.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“And I think of how time passes so differently for different people. Mabel and Jacob, their months in Los Angeles, months full… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“I wonder if there’s a secret current that connects people who have lost something. Not in the way that everyone loses something,… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“I could say the night felt magical, but that would be embellishment. That would be romanticization. What it actually felt like was… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“You go through life thinking there's so much you need...Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“You go through life thinking there's so much you need. Your favorite jeans and sweater. The jacket with the faux-fur lining to… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“It isn't the happy ending that Ingrid and I have dreamed up, but it's all a part of what I'm working through.… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“There’s still this thing that happens after you break up with someone. It barely takes any time to work. All you have… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“I never realized what a big deal that was. How amazing it is to find someone who wants to hear about all… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“The best things aren't perfectly constructed. They aren't illusions. they aren't larger than life. They are life.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“I have only just learned how to be here. Life is paper-thin and fragile. Any sudden change could rip it wide-open. The” — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“Here's how I feel: People take one another for granted. Like, I'd just hang out with Ingrid in all these random places--in… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“In the distance are the lights of town. People must be finishing their workdays, picking up their kids, figuring out dinner. They're… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“In just a little while we will forget all the things we used to want and adjust to the lives that we're… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“I do not mean the difficulty. I do not mean the sex. I mean there are too many failings. Not enough hope.… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“How does your life move forward, when all you want to do is hold still.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“There's still this thing that happens after you break up with someone. It barely takes anytime to work. All you have to… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“YOu just think that things will stay the way they are. You never look up, in a moment that feels like every… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“No," I say. "I didn't know that," and as I say it I feel flooded with bitterness at all the things Ingrid kept secret… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
I want to tell you about everything but I can't because I couldn't stand for you to have that look on your face all… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“We all want to be feel something, we want to be someone to one another.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“I sleep through the next day. Each time I go to the bathroom, I try not to look in the mirror. Once, I catch… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“Crushes are supposed to be fun, aren't they? They definitely aren't supposed to be so torturous.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“Maybe it doesn't matter, maybe if we all force ourselves to act like we're okay even if we're not, eventually things will get better.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“That's what friends do: they notice things. They're there for each other. They see what parents don't.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“I don't want to hurt you or anybody so please forget about me. Just try. Find yourself a better friend.” — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“I don't know if any of this would have happened if we had been at home... Would we have crammed ourselves into the bathroom… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
