Matter Quotes by Ann Brashares

10 Matter quotes by Ann Brashares

Ann Brashares captures the everyday weight of things in ten succinct notes. If you’ve ever felt the pull of a simple object or memory, these reflections give a quick, relatable perspective on why matter matters.

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The present no matter what I brought couldn’t change the past. The Past was set and sealed.

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No matter how far back you cut a willow tree, it will never really die.

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“You couldn't always know what would matter to you.”

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Maybe it didn’t matter if you were a world-famous heartthrob or a painful geek. Maybe it didn’t matter if you friend was…

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Maybe, sometimes, it's easier to be mad at the people you trust because you know they'll always love you, no matter what.

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But I know this. We're ready to move forward again in our way. Together or apart, no matter how far apart, we…

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Love demands everything, they say, but my love demands only this: that no matter what happens or how long it takes, you'll…

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It was like a dream you might have after death in which lost people came back to life, your friends loved you…

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Maybe happiness was just a matter of the little upticks- the traffic signal that said "Walk" the second you go there- and…

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He took her in his arms right away. "I'm so sorry," he murmured in her ear. He rocked her, saying it over…

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Everyone is fragile. Everything beautiful is fragile

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“but it was hard to give the real world much notice when he was this close.”

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“You couldn’t count on Providence for anything ever.”

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“He could take happiness from her, but could he give any?”

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The weather turned. Her skin seemed to grow a million extra pores, and all of them opened to take in the warmth and tenderness…

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She wanted him to notice her so much.

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“No matter how it felt to be near him, she had to keep her swollen heart in check.”

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