“Books are the way to stretch out people's souls, and I won't have children with small souls.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Books Copy Share Image
“You're a girl. Someday you'll want to be a prisoner to someone other than yourself.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Girl Copy Share Image
“So many lights you’d think we were living in a constellation” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Beautiful Copy Share Image
“She hated his need to always win and he hated her coldness during their arguments.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Hated Copy Share Image
“And age was just a trait, like the color of your hair, or the amount of freckles on your skin.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Age Copy Share Image
“She thought of all the things she’d forgotten to be scared of.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Forgotten Copy Share Image
“Loyalty was a funny thing. So was love. They both bit you when you least expected it.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Bits Copy Share Image
“I think that's what you say when you can't have something you want, isn't it? You say you don't want it in… — Jodi Lynn Anderson First place Copy Share Image
“It took several minutes, but he was meticulous about each letter. IN MEMRY OF THE STRANJER, it said. HE LIVD AND DID.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Meticulous Copy Share Image
“Maggie shook her head. "I'm not calm, I'm just...hesitant. It's like, I always think pretty soon my life will be this great… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Hesitant Copy Share Image
“I wonder that if you keep growing and changing like you're supposed to, if you always end up embarrassed about how stupid… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Growing up Copy Share Image
“You love me," she said. "That's enough. We love each other." "Yes. Yes, that's true." He smiled. "We are a love story.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Love Copy Share Image
“Let me tell you something straight off. This is a love story, but not like any you've ever heard. The boy and… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Love Copy Share Image
“I just love crazy people like this,' Murphy said. 'Jack Kerouac people. Mad to live, mad to die, that kind of thing.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Crazy people Copy Share Image
“Peter loves to make promises. He has the best intentions of keeping them. It makes it worse, somehow, that he doesn’t know… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Best intentions Copy Share Image
“We should have a funeral," he said. Pan held his hands clasped in a tent on his lap, and he bowed his… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Father Copy Share Image
“Sometimes Peter treated her like she was the only thing in the forest. Sometimes he was so distracted by the things around… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Doing things Copy Share Image
“She felt the warmth of Peter's arm under her neck, and it almost felt like he was an extension of her, and… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Love Copy Share Image
“. . . And as fall turned to winter, the Darlington peach trees started dropping their leaves again, gently, like they were… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Flower Copy Share Image
“I don't know when Tiger Lily stopped growing older; I can't pinpoint that moment. But I do know I never saw her… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Growing old Copy Share Image
“Let me tell you something straight off. This is a love story, but not like any you’ve heard. The boy and the… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Endings Copy Share Image
“The day felt almost like any other day of the summer, like they'd rewound and summer was still ahead of them. But… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Summer Copy Share Image
“One by one they dissapeared Pumpkin last of all. The last May saw of himwas his sad face under his waving tuft… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Pumpkin Copy Share Image
“The Lady shrugged nonchalantly. "You're a hider. Thats what you're thinking. And you're right." May swallowed and nodded, feeling very small. The… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Afraid Copy Share Image
“No choice. No coincidence. Pah! We take this train on purpose." Fabbio waved his long arms dismissively. "And what about htis bump… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Fitness Copy Share Image
“Birdie, this is for adults to figure out.” Birdie planted her feet where she stood. “I am an adult.” Walter shook his… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Adult Copy Share Image
“Why does this faerie follow you everywhere?" he asked. "Do you think she's plotting to murder you in your sleep?" he teased.… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Faerie Copy Share Image
“Over the ten years since she'd been born, the trees of Briary Swamp, West Virginia, had peered through May's window night after… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Brown eyes Copy Share Image
“Now there are days when she is content, and days when she’s restless. But there is never a day when she doesn’t… — Jodi Lynn Anderson First time Copy Share Image
“Look," Peter said. To the north was a series of vast grassy plains, and there, just looking like specks at first, was… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Freedom Copy Share Image
“If there was a true moment that Tiger Lily fell so in love with Peter she could never turn back, it was… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Lily Copy Share Image
Sometimes I can't see myself when I'm with you. I can only just see you. — Jodi Lynn Anderson Just Copy Share Image
“Every king of love, it seems, is the only one. It doesn't happen twice.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson King Copy Share Image
“We are here to take chances, and fail, and keep trying.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Chances Copy Share Image
“Because watching him love Tiger Lily was better than not watching him at all.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Love Copy Share Image
“She tried to decide whether the silence was an empty one or a waiting one.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Silence Copy Share Image
You have to be careful who you meet. You can't unmeet them. — Jodi Lynn Anderson Be careful Copy Share Image