“But why would you wanna break a perfectly good heart? —Taylor Swift” — Ann Brashares Good heart Copy Share Image
It’s natural to overlook and even sacrifice the things that belong to us most easily most gracefully. So here’s me asking you… — Ann Brashares Asking Copy Share Image
When I turned fifteen, I remember my father gave me a credit card which I was allowed to use for two things:… — Ann Brashares Book Copy Share Image
All the things she planned to feel, the way she planned to look and seem, the appropriate things she planned to say.… — Ann Brashares Feels Copy Share Image
She was alive, and they were dead. She had to try to make her life big. As big as she could. She… — Ann Brashares Alive Copy Share Image
A loving soul was always more beautiful over the long haul, but actual prettiness was fleeting. — Ann Brashares Beautiful Copy Share Image
“The thing you had had and loved and taken for granted caught up with you all at once and for no sensible… — Ann Brashares Granted Copy Share Image
She had to have faith not just in trying but in failing. Was she strong enough to fail Was she strong enough… — Ann Brashares Enough Copy Share Image
What made you feel that stomach-churning agony for one person and not another? If Bridget were God, she would have made it… — Ann Brashares Agony Copy Share Image
There were certain qualities you possessed carelessly. And you couldn't retrieve them when they were gone. The very act of caring made… — Ann Brashares Caring Copy Share Image
If you didn't have a choice, you had to make a choice. If you didn't have options, you made some. You couldn't… — Ann Brashares Chance Copy Share Image
I'm afraid of time... I mean, I'm afraid of not having enough time. Not enough time to understand people, how they really… — Ann Brashares Afraid Copy Share Image
The ocean was the best place, of course. That was what she loved most. It was a feeling of freedom like no… — Ann Brashares Communion Copy Share Image
“Lena remembered herself in all the old familiar things they said. She existed in her friends; there she was. All the parts… — Ann Brashares Lena Copy Share Image
She was astonished, and at the same time she knew. There were many things in life like that. You couldn’t imagine it,… — Ann Brashares Astonished Copy Share Image
“The summers before that are a blur of baby oil and Sun-In and hating our bodies (I got big breasts; Tibby got… — Ann Brashares Big breast Copy Share Image
“Sometimes he felt like the only one on earth. He was different. He always was. His attempts at living in the regular… — Ann Brashares Mind Copy Share Image
You have been with me from the very first life. You are my first memory every time, the single thread in all… — Ann Brashares Firsts Copy Share Image
But will he come I just want to know what you think the odds are. Tell me what you really think." "I… — Ann Brashares Girl Copy Share Image
The distinction has blurred between young adult and adult books. Some of the teen books have become more sophisticated. — Ann Brashares Adults Copy Share Image
Sometimes you couldn’t face the sadness of being forgotten until you felt the comfort of being remembered again. — Ann Brashares Comfort Copy Share Image
“Bridget loved the Marly who glittered and preened, but this was the woman she remembered. That was how the story went. That… — Ann Brashares Bridget Copy Share Image
“As it was a small town and a bored town and a hopeful town, kids talked and rumors started.” — Ann Brashares Children Copy Share Image
I agree that a love of reading is a great gift for a parent to pass on to his or her child. — Ann Brashares Agree Copy Share Image
“Finally, she was doing something. She didn't know what, exactly, but action always suited her better than waiting around.” — Ann Brashares Heart Copy Share Image
“Because the truth wouldn't be comforting and wouldn't bring them closer again.” — Ann Brashares Closer Copy Share Image
When you remembered to forget, you were remembering. It was when you forgot to forget that you forgot. — Ann Brashares Forget Copy Share Image
“Even exciting places are boring most of the time. Wars. Movie sets. Emergency rooms.” — Ann Brashares Boring Copy Share Image
People sometimes talk about the power of first impressions, and believe me, there is truth to it. — Ann Brashares Believe Copy Share Image
“No matter how it felt to be near him, she had to keep her swollen heart in check.” — Ann Brashares Heart Copy Share Image
She kept walking. The very small, brave part of her brain knew that this would be her one chance. If she turned… — Ann Brashares Brain Copy Share Image
He had to fight. That's all he had. Not memories, not experiences, not skills. He had a will. And his will was… — Ann Brashares Fight Copy Share Image
Why does he have to be my boyfriend? Are you inferior if you don't have a boyfriend? Why does everybody have to… — Ann Brashares Boyfriend Copy Share Image
You know what the secret is? It's so simple. We love one another. We're nice to one another. Do you know how… — Ann Brashares Love Copy Share Image
Exactly! We run or we lose ourselves in something, somebody, anything to try and ease our pain. — Ann Brashares Ease Copy Share Image
But then she hadn’t just learned to love this summer – she had also learned how to need. — Ann Brashares Learning Copy Share Image
She had willed her heart to stay small and contained, but it wouldn’t be. Oh, well. — Ann Brashares Heart Copy Share Image
“They were more like the grown-up dog whose family loved it but had to move to an apartment in Korea (is it… — Ann Brashares Dog Copy Share Image
“Like why Lena always thought of Ritz crackers when she shaved her legs. Who knew why? And did it even matter?” — Ann Brashares Ritz Crackers Copy Share Image
“She was so much softer then, so much more willing to fall in love, or believe she was.” — Ann Brashares Fall in love Copy Share Image
