“Asphalt hurts. But not as much as abandoning your dignity.” — Abby McDonald Asphalt Copy Share Image
“Love isn't pain. Heartbreak isn't noble or romantic. You deserve better, so don't ever forget.” — Abby McDonald Deserve better Copy Share Image
“You'll call, and text, and time will fly by. You guys are solid, remember? Made to last.” — Abby McDonald Remember Copy Share Image
“Why am I doing this all over again? Waiting for him to choose me.” — Abby McDonald Choose Copy Share Image
“Don't write off a book (or person, or movie) just because it had a pink, sparkly cover.” — Abby McDonald Book Copy Share Image
“I curl my fingers into my palm to make up for the fact that they're not wrapped around his.” — Abby McDonald Curl Copy Share Image
“It's your life. If you don't make it so that you get what you want, nobody else will.” — Abby McDonald Life Copy Share Image
“Saying it out loud, to someone else, makes it truer somehow. Real. Done.” — Abby McDonald Saying Copy Share Image
“The truth is, I wished for the same thing I always do, when I let myself wish at all. Him.” — Abby McDonald Truth Copy Share Image
“I'm an evil, nature-hating girl now, but for some reason, that feels better than pretending to like things I don't. I'm done… — Abby McDonald Smiling Copy Share Image
“Let stuff simply unfold, for once in your life, without spinning all those hopeful romantic fantasies. The less time you spend dreaming… — Abby McDonald Dream Copy Share Image
“I love getting older," I muse as I carefully begin to peel the layers away. "You're closer to death, but there are… — Abby McDonald Death Copy Share Image
“The specter of unrequited love can strike at any time, reducing even the most fearless, independent woman to a weepy wreck” — Abby McDonald Independent woman Copy Share Image
“Just because they were soul mates doesn't mean they had to last forever. Just because they felt true love doesn't mean they… — Abby McDonald Forever Copy Share Image
“We love the idea of transformation, so we can make ourselves something more than just ordinary. It's why you're doing this, isn't… — Abby McDonald Change Copy Share Image
“Let life simply unfold, for once in your life, without spinning all those hopeful romantic fantasies. The less time you spend dreaming… — Abby McDonald Life Copy Share Image
“I tell them I can handle my own stuff, but it's like a mark of pride or something. I'm surprised Blake doesn't… — Abby McDonald Blake Copy Share Image
“So how are we suppose to win? On the one hand, the world tells us that capital-L Love is epic, and all-conquering,… — Abby McDonald Love Copy Share Image
“I don't ever think about death. Not really, no more than a flicker of anxiety when I'm trying to merge on the… — Abby McDonald Anxiety Copy Share Image
“How is it?" I ask as we stroll towards the dressing rooms. "Working at the playground. That must be fun." "Sure, they're… — Abby McDonald Children Copy Share Image
“I wouldn't settle for the easy path; I would be someone extraordinary, no matter how hard it made things right now. But… — Abby McDonald Hard Copy Share Image
“See" Kayla links her arm through mine, leaving Blake to jostle and race the other guys. "I tell them I can handle… — Abby McDonald Blake Copy Share Image
“You can die of a broken heart -- it's scientific fact -- and my heart has been breaking since that very first… — Abby McDonald Broken ; heart Copy Share Image
“And even after supposedly happy endings...well, we don't know for sure what happens after the final credits. Elizabeth probably dies in childbirth… — Abby McDonald Endings Copy Share Image
“So you try, and try, to move past it and forget about them, but it's like they're stuck in your head --… — Abby McDonald Forget Copy Share Image
“And that's how it was with Garrett. Because he understood me, the me I wanted so desperately to be. Think about your… — Abby McDonald Best friend Copy Share Image
“How could I have been so stupid? All this time, I've been certain he feels the same way about me. I was… — Abby McDonald Confess Copy Share Image
“I can't get past the strange contradiction that seems to lurk behind everything we do. Because no matter what, or who, we… — Abby McDonald Silly girl Copy Share Image
“I can't keep doing this to myself, getting my hopes up so high, only to have them come crashing down. I can't… — Abby McDonald Another year Copy Share Image
“Garrett has been the best friend a girl could want, so how could I be so stupid as to think about shutting… — Abby McDonald Best friend Copy Share Image
“This is about me. And how I will never get to be one of those girls, no matter how much I hope… — Abby McDonald Hope Copy Share Image
“They probably have me up on a poster by now. Warning: this girl is emotionally unstable. Do not allow near hot beverages.” — Abby McDonald Embarrassment Copy Share Image
“Just because people say something's great, it doesn't mean you have to agree, not if you don't actually enjoy it.” — Abby McDonald People say Copy Share Image
“He'll never compose whole odes to my beauty and grace. He'll never show up with a boom box to reenact Say Anything… — Abby McDonald Beauty Copy Share Image
“You’re not in love with me, not really, you just love the way I always made you feel. Like you were the… — Abby McDonald Feel Copy Share Image
