Waiting Long Quotes by Nina LaCour

“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

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

“We all want to be feel something, we want to be someone to one another.”

— Nina LaCour

“I know," I say. "It sucks. Let's go get tacos and sit on the beach.”

— Nina LaCour

“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

“Crushes are supposed to be fun, aren't they? They definitely aren't supposed to be so torturous.”

— Nina LaCour

“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

“My room is so quiet and empty it hurts.”

— Nina LaCour

“That's what friends do: they notice things. They're there for each other. They see what parents don't.”

— Nina LaCour

“I don't want to hurt you or anybody so please forget about me. Just try. Find yourself a better friend.”

— Nina LaCour

“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

“I can't believe that we could be so impermanent”

— Nina LaCour

“Whenever Ingrid and I got out of the suburbs, into Berkeley or San Francisco, and saw how other people lived, Ingrid would cry at…

— Nina LaCour

“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

“My mom says Ingrid's name and I start to hum, not the melody to a song, just one drawn-out note. I know it makes…

— Nina LaCour