Then she says, ‘I love you.’ Like three drops of blood falling onto snow. — Jenny Downham Copy Share Image
Life is made up of a series of moments, each one a journey to the end. — Jenny Downham Copy Share Image
“Cal says, "Do you want to see my Megazord? You'll have to come to my room because it's defending a city and… — Jenny Downham Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“humans are made from the nuclear ash of dead stars. He says that when I die, I’ll return to dust, glitter, rain.” — Jenny Downham Copy Share Image
It's as if a child with a brush and too much enthusiasm has been set free with a tin of black paint… — Jenny Downham Artist Copy Share Image
Every seven years our bodies change, every cell. Every seven years, we disappear. — Jenny Downham Before i die Copy Share Image
Don't think you have to be good because you're the only one left. Be as bad as you like. — Jenny Downham Copy Share Image
We make patterns, we share moments. Sometimes, I think I'm the only one to see it. — Jenny Downham Moments Copy Share Image
Should we say something?’ Cal asks. ‘Goodbye, bird?’ I suggest. He nods. ‘Goodbye, bird. Thank you for coming. And good luck. — Jenny Downham Bird 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 can see inside planes!' he yells. 'Come and look!' It's difficult climbing in a mini dress...I haul myself up even though… — Jenny Downham Copy Share Image
Death straps me to the hospital bed, claws its way onto my chest and sits there.I didn't know it would hurt this… — Jenny Downham 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 Copy Share Image
“She shrugs, goes over to the window and looks down at the garden. She circles a finger on the glass, then she… — Jenny Downham 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
The inside of the door is glossy white. A total re-paint. I touch it with my fingers, but it stays the same.… — Jenny Downham Copy Share Image
a little bird moves a mountain of sand one grain at a time it picks up one grain every million years and… — Jenny Downham Bird Copy Share Image
“He falls asleep quickly. I lie awake and listen to lights being switched off all over the town. Whispered goodnights. The drowsy… — Jenny Downham Before i die Copy Share Image
“I sit up in bed and watch her fiddle about in the back of my wardrobe. I think she's got a plan.… — Jenny Downham Before i die Copy Share Image
“Tell me how would be.. You don't want to eat much from now on, you'll be thirst. And.. sometimes have fever. You… — Jenny Downham Copy Share Image
The shops in High Street still have their metal grilles down, blank-eyed and sleeping. My name is scrawled across them all. I'm… — Jenny Downham Copy Share Image
“this mad psycho tells everyone to get into a field and says I’m going to pick one of you just one of… — Jenny Downham Madness Copy Share Image
“We said we'd be friends.' He looks confused. 'Yeah.' I don't want to be.' There's space between us, and in that space… — Jenny Downham Darkness Copy Share Image
It's really going to happen. I really won't ever go back to school. Not ever. I'll never be famous or leave anything… — Jenny Downham 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
You changed the rules of the universe when you fell in love with the enemy. — Jenny Downham Copy Share Image
Parents don't know their children at all. No one knows anyone, in fact. — Jenny Downham Child Copy Share Image
“I want to live before I die. It’s the only thing that makes sense.” — Jenny Downham Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to be a cat. Warm and domesticated when you want to be, wild when you don't. — Jenny Downham Cat Copy Share Image
