“I don’t remember that.” He shook his head. “Of course you don’t. You were in another world, completely occupied with whatever you… — Emery Lord Another world Copy Share Image
“Matt's still watching my face closely, as if nerdy glasses are going to manifest on my face.” — Emery Lord Matt Watching Copy Share Image
“My mind feels like an envelope that is too overstuffed to close. So I take some of the stuff out. ... None… — Emery Lord Feel Copy Share Image
“After all, once there was a girl named Lucy who loved her family, old and new. It's not the type of love… — Emery Lord Family Copy Share Image
“It's enough to make you believe. Maybe not in symbols; maybe not in gods. But certainly in people.” — Emery Lord Believe Copy Share Image
“Dee penned my name into the lyrics of her first single, “Open Road Summer.” She wrote it when we were freshmen, daydreaming… — Emery Lord Open road Copy Share Image
“There I was, clinging to the scraps of happiness that I could finally feel again: coffee and books and an afternoon with… — Emery Lord Best friend Copy Share Image
“Most complicated things in life are actually pretty simple at the core. We put so much extra nonsense in the middle that… — Emery Lord Complicated Copy Share Image
“I vaguely remember a story about a woman who looked back while fleeing a broken city. She turned into a pillar of… — Emery Lord Fleeing Copy Share Image
“You are the only person who can build emotional barriers, but you're also the only person who can topple them. Other people… — Emery Lord Barriers Copy Share Image
“Not even Dee's good influence could keep me from trying to hurt my parents the way they hurt me. At least that's… — Emery Lord Parenting Copy Share Image
“I believe in nature, in science, in jazz, in dancing. And I believe in people. In their resilience, in their goodness. This… — Emery Lord Believe Copy Share Image
“Howidoono?” Dee tries to ask, but there’s a mound of Brown Butter Almond Brittle ice cream on her tongue. “How did you… — Emery Lord Best friend Copy Share Image
“I used to think rewatching and rereading were embarrassingly boring pastimes. But there is something to be said for how comforting it… — Emery Lord Life Copy Share Image
“Well, you change as you get older, especially at this time in your life. You become more yourself, hopefully. And sometimes that… — Emery Lord Change Copy Share Image
“In the moments when I feel like being truly happy is an impossible puzzle, one I'm not meant to figure out, if… — Emery Lord Best friend Copy Share Image
“From beside me, Matt says, "I think I've got your number." "I wouldn't give you my number." He smiles. "No, I mean...I… — Emery Lord Number Smiles Copy Share Image
“I like your orange dog.” Nadia taps her finger near the fox I’m trying to draw. I lean against my hand to… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“Younger girls stand with their moms alongside countless girls our age in matching outfits—blazers and horseshoe necklaces and ballet flats.” — Emery Lord Younger Girls Copy Share Image
“You have a big life ahead of you, sweet girl. And beginning again gets easier with each step.” — Emery Lord Life Copy Share Image
“This past year has been a lesson in letting go and holding on, and I don't know what to make of it.… — Emery Lord Best friend Copy Share Image
“A rigid old tree like me--it snaps in a raging storm. The pliant tree bends in the rain and survives.” — Emery Lord Flexible Copy Share Image
“The only difference is that Dee’s natural coloring looks like an American landscape—country-sky-blue eyes and hair the color of Tennessee wheat fields,… — Emery Lord Fairy tale Copy Share Image
“I don't appreciated how often people hide their scars and doubts. Really, it's not fair to people who are struggling, to go… — Emery Lord Doubts Copy Share Image
“I’ve been arguing on the side of a dirt road with a petulant singer who’s wearing a guitar on his back. This… — Emery Lord Dirt Road Copy Share Image
“Of course. You've had your cry, but now you'll pick yourself up and keep living your life. Doubly, for that sweet boy.… — Emery Lord Life Copy Share Image
“So maybe I don't know what'll happen. But it's nice to have someone to not know with you.” — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“Dee penned my name into the lyrics of her first single, “Open Road Summer.” — Emery Lord Open road Copy Share Image
“He's the 'him' in every sentence that really matters; he's the 'he' in every song.” — Emery Lord Really Copy Share Image
“As much as I want to be the one crying, I want to be the kind of person someone can hold on… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“Hasn't Daybreak shown me, day after day, that people can outlast unbelievable pain? That human hearts are like noble little ants, able… — Emery Lord Good morning Copy Share Image
“Seattle. It rains there a lot." Well, this is going great. Conversationalist of the Year. I'll just continue to recite basic facts… — Emery Lord Humor Copy Share Image
“His eyes are somewhere between gray and blue, and his hair is somewhere between brown and blond, and I am somewhere between… — Emery Lord Attracted Copy Share Image
“The world moves twice as fast. Or twice as slow. It’s hard to tell when it feels like you’re watching your own… — Emery Lord Life Copy Share Image
“Human hearts are like noble little ants, able to carry so much more weight than you'd expect.” — Emery Lord Hearts Copy Share Image
