Because you can never go from going out to being friends, just like that. It's a lie. It's just something that people say they'll do to take the permanence out of a breakup. And someone always takes it to mean more than it does, and then is hurt even more when, inevitably, said ‘friendly' relationship is still a major step down from the previous relationship, and it's like breaking up all over again. But messier.

- Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby 

My cold, hard heart exposed, finally, for what it truly was. Fair warning, I thought. I should have told you from the start. I will let you down.

- Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

It was kind of like automatic pilot; I just shut down and retreated, my brain clicking off before anything that hurt could sink in.

- Sarah Dessen, Keeping the Moon

And no relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater. But, the love we have for each other is bigger than these small differences. And thats the key. It's like a big pie chart, and the love in a relationship has to be the biggest piece. Love can make up for a lot.

- Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

It's like the hidden secret that no one tells you.  We can all be beautiful girls.  It's like Dorothy clicking her heels to go home.  You could do it all along

- Sarah Dessen, Keeping the Moon

But it's strange, when you've always been told something is true, like the moon will come back. You need proof. And while you wait, you feel the entire balance of your world just tipping. It's crazy. But when it's over, and it does come back, that's the best, because it's all you want, everything narrows to just that. It's this great rush, like for that one second everything's okay with the world again. It's amazing.

- Sarah Dessen, Keeping the Moon

There are some things in this world you rely on, like a sure bet. And when they let you down, shifting from where you've carefully placed them, it shakes your faith, right where you stand.

- Sarah Dessen, Someone Like You

Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.

- Sarah Dessen, Someone Like You

I know it makes sense for me and him to just break up now and just live our seperate lives and not have to worry about missing each other all the time. But when I think about that, I get sick. Physically sick. Like I seriously throw up. I need to be with him, even if I can't, like, bewith him

- Megan McCafferty, Charmed Thirds

I almost can't believe I'm going to make myself vulnerable to him again. But what is love but the most extreme and exquisite form of risk perception? I know that relationships don't last. And yet, with him, the risk of not being with him is much worse than any other hurt I can imagine.

- Megan McCafferty, Charmed Thirds

Because whenever I look forward to anything, it ends up sucking. The buildup inevitably leads to a letdown. It's safer to lowball my way through life

- Megan McCafferty, Second Helpings

A relationship ends because you've outgrown it. It can begin again because you, as two, can fill the new shape.

- Megan McCafferty, Charmed Thirds 

Studies have shown that people convince themselves that they're acting rationally when making major decisions-- where to go to college, what to major in, who to kiss or not kiss--when they're really acting on unconscious impulses. The human brain simply can't handle all the complexities that life offers, so emotions kick in and end up making the call. And when that call blows, people don't understand why.

- Megan McCafferty, Charmed Thirds

I used to think that I wouldn't change anything from my past, because doing so would inevitably affect who I am now. But considering my current state, I'm thinking it might not be a bad idea to go back in time to fix things

- Megan McCafferty, Charmed Thirds 

The real world, whether we like it or not, is right here, right now. All of this, every day, is important. Everybody matters. Everything we do has an effect on other, directly or indirectly, whether we realize it or not

- Megan McCafferty, Second Helpings

A relationship ends because you've outgrown it. It can begin again because you, as two, can fill the new shape. I thought he was going to be in my life forever. Then i thought i was wrong. Now he's back. But this time i know what's certain: he will be gone again, and back again and again and again because nothing is permanent. Especially people. Strangers become friends. Friends become lovers. Lovers become strangers. Strangers become friends once more, and over and over.

- Megan McCafferty, Charmed Thirds 

"Loss is never one-sided, " I say. "Maybe most of the pain that comes from loss is that people imagine it is one-sided."

- Jill A. Davis, Ask Again Later.

While you can't leave it behind, you can look at the events of your past from a new point of view. Turn them around. See all the angles. Consider it your second chance. Second chances do come your way. Like trains, they arrive and depart regularly. Recognizing the ones that matter is the trick. 

- Jill A. Davis, Ask Again Later

It makes me sad. And then it makes me laugh, because sadness at any length is terrifying.

- Jill A. Davis, Ask again later

I've thought for a long time that we were going to end up together, so I didn't really care so much about the when of it. Now, though, the long road is starting to seem like the infinite road.

- Jill A. Davis, Ask Again Later

If it were going to happen, it would have already happened. (Admittedly, even while I'm thinking this, I'm hoping it's not true. It's too simplistic, and when you apply the statement to almost any situation, frankly, it doesn't hold up. I mean, what does its not having happened yet have to do with preventing it from happening in the future? Nothing! Is it a predictor of things to come? Who knows! I don't want the statement to be true, of course. It's just true for now. That gets my hopes up, which just lets me down, so I need to stick with this thinking-you see.) 

- Jill A. Davis, Ask again Later

It's all about might. It might hurt. It might not work. It might be awful. I never think it might work. It might be good. It might be fun.

- Jill A. Davis, Girls' Poker Night

I think it’s really great that he’s calling. It means he knows he’s a bonehead. A declaration of weakness, which is really a declaration of strength. t 

- Jill A. Davis, Girls' Poker Nigh

No matter what number it is, the pursuit of love is like agreeing to climb on a giant slingshot and be thrust forward, at full speed, with only a blurry target in sight and millions of miles of flight. And most times it's all a mirage. The blurry target? It's a brick wall. Or a wall that really loves you, but also keeps urging you to change. So why thrust? Because there's nothing quite like the hope of a new and improved self, and the fantasy it allows you.

- Jill A. Davis, Girls' Poker Night

You set yourself up for happiness or you set yourself up for sadness. Either way, it’s your doing.

- Jill A. Davis, Girls' Poker Night
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