“If she planted a seed, she’d have to dig it back up and look at it every day to see if it… — Jenny Downham Every day Copy Share Image
“Sex," I ask her. "What does it mean?" "Poor you," She say's. "You really did get a crap shag, didn't you?” — Jenny Downham Copy Share Image
“I don't give a shit, Dad!" "Well I do! I absolutely give a shit! This will completely exhaust you." "It's my body.… — Jenny Downham Death and dying Copy Share Image
Cal says that humans are made from the nuclear ash of dead stars. He says that when I die, I'll return to… — Jenny Downham Apples Copy Share Image
I'm here. Soon I won't be. Zoey's baby is here. Its pulse tick-ticking. Soon it won't be. And when Zoey comes out… — Jenny Downham Baby Copy Share Image
But all that is warm will go cold. My ears will fall off and my eyes will melt. My mouth will be… — Jenny Downham Cold Copy Share Image
I lean back on the pillows and look at the corners of the room. When I was a kid, I always wanted… — Jenny Downham Cake Copy Share Image
Adam strokes my head, my face, he kisses my tears. We are blessed. Let them all go. The sound of a bird… — Jenny Downham Adam Copy Share Image
You changed the rules of the universe when you fell in love with the enemy. — Jenny Downham Changed Copy Share Image
“I've been told there are five stages of grief, and if that's true, then he's stuck in stage one; denial.” — Jenny Downham Grief Copy Share Image
That slow smile again. I love that smile! DId I think he was ugly just now? No, his face is transformed. — Jenny Downham Before i die Copy Share Image
Like a tree losing its leaves. I forget even the thing I was thinking. — Jenny Downham Forget Copy Share Image
Statement: A girl and a boy jump into a river. The boy swims over to the girl and says, "God, it's cold."… — Jenny Downham Boys Copy Share Image
I love you. I love you. I send this message through my fingers and into his, up his arm and into his… — Jenny Downham Arms Copy Share Image
I want the people I love to get up and speak about me, and even if you cry it'll be OK. I… — Jenny Downham Cry Copy Share Image
I get a lot of letters, mostly from family members who have been affected by cancer rather than young people themselves. I… — Jenny Downham Affected Copy Share Image
I don't want to go into a fridge at an undertaker's. I want you to keep me at home until the funeral.… — Jenny Downham Cases Copy Share Image
“She wishes she was old. She'd swap her life to be in a life that was nearly over, so long as she… — Jenny Downham Life Copy Share Image
