“All I could really think was how much I wanted to sleep. How much I wanted to be in a different world… — Jennifer Brown Copy Share Image
“His eyes, searching deep into mine, felt like danger and safety all rolled into one.” — Jennifer Brown Danger Copy Share Image
“But now the other half of "us" was gone and, lying there in my shadowy room, I'd be struck with this realization… — Jennifer Brown Breakup Copy Share Image
“you can get past a mistake, but it's much harder to get past being a cruel person.” — Jennifer Brown Copy Share Image
“Because who you are is supposed to be the easiest question in the world answer, right?” — Jennifer Brown Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, in my world where parents hated one another and school was a battleground, it sucked to be me.” — Jennifer Brown Copy Share Image
“But it was too much. All of it was too much. I didn't know what I was feeling, but I knew I… — Jennifer Brown Copy Share Image
“It'd felt good to be part of an "us," with the same thoughts, the same feelings, the same miseries.” — Jennifer Brown Feelings Copy Share Image
“In a way, Nick had been right: We all got to be winners sometimes. But what he didn't understand was that we… — Jennifer Brown Football Copy Share Image
“I understand that it would be easier for you to think of him as a hero. But, Valerie, he did kill a… — Jennifer Brown Hero Copy Share Image
“One's my favorite number. The word won being the past tense of win, and we can all say at the end of… — Jennifer Brown End of the day Copy Share Image
“I didn't care. I didn't care about anything anymore. What did it matter? What did anything matter now? I was alone. I… — Jennifer Brown Copy Share Image
“I don’t know if it’s possible to take hate away from people. Not even people like us, who’ve seen firsthand what hate… — Jennifer Brown Copy Share Image
“They say that near-death experiences change people. That they suddenly discover what tolerance and love are really about. That they have no… — Jennifer Brown Death Copy Share Image
“Mr.Kline was standing his ground, his arms outstretched in front of a small group of kids. He was red faced an appeared… — Jennifer Brown Small Group Copy Share Image
“Why are you so determined to make me out to be the bad guy all the time?” I stared at the side… — Jennifer Brown Bad guy Copy Share Image
“Growing up, we were taught over and over again what steps to take in case of an approaching tornado. Listen for sirens,… — Jennifer Brown Copy Share Image
“I've been thinking a lot about the word "everything." Whenever something horrible happens, you hear people say they "lost everything." They lost… — Jennifer Brown Ice cream Copy Share Image
“His fingers gouged into my leg harder. "My sister was in that cafeteria," he said. "She saw her friends die, thanks to… — Jennifer Brown Copy Share Image
“What could he say about a future to those parents who couldn't let go of the past, who could do nothing but… — Jennifer Brown Children Copy Share Image
“I'd called Marin a nuisance, had made her feel unwelcome and unwanted, the same way I was feeling now. Not being wanted… — Jennifer Brown Feeling wanted Copy Share Image
“Will you ever forgive me? " I shot back, leveling my gaze directly into his eyes. He stared into them for a… — Jennifer Brown Bad parent Copy Share Image
“I didn't say anything at all, because somehow saying nothing seemed more humane than giving him all these reassurances.” — Jennifer Brown Confidence Copy Share Image
“Because I love you. And I hurt you. I hurt the person I love most in the world, and i will never… — Jennifer Brown Abuse Copy Share Image
“I realized that the worst part of someone you love dying suddenly isn't the saying good-bye part. It's the part where you… — Jennifer Brown Copy Share Image
“People do it all the time--assume that they "know" what's going on in someone else's head. That's impossible. And to think it's… — Jennifer Brown Copy Share Image
“I like that hot air balloon.' I pointed to the ceiling where an antique looking wooden hot air balloon hung. 'Yeah, I… — Jennifer Brown Balloon Copy Share Image
