29 Quotes by Cammie McGovern

According to Sarah, who had gone two years ago, prom was famous for being an overpriced disappointment where most people had no fun.

I've decided that it's possible to love someone for entirely selfless reasons, for all of their flaws and weaknesses, and still not succeed in having them love you back. It's sad, perhaps, but not tragic, unless you dwell forever in the pursuit of their elusive affections.

Oh God, this is my fantasy! Where those just-friend boys suddenly realize they love me.''I don't know if this was like that.''What happened?'He thought for a moment. 'Well. I realized I loved her.'Hannah gasped. 'Oh God, that's so sweet.

After that, a strange thing happened: Amy couldn't stop her expectations from rising. She imagined herself transformed and beautiful, like Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink, with her homemade dress and mysterious lace boots. She pictured her hair in an upsweep of loose curls. In the fantasy, her prom face looked like the one she only wore asleep, loose and relaxed. She imagined a photographer asking her to smile and, for the first time in her life, being able to do it.

Stains were a patchwork of mistakes you couldn't get rid of. They showed the world your real self, even the parts you didn't want it to see.

This is what we do, my mother's life said. We find ourselves in the sacrifices we make.

Let's don't wait forever for our lives to start. Let's begin them ourselves. Let's be fearless for once and say, we can do this.

I've decided that it is possible to love someone for entirely selfless reasons, for all of their flaws and weaknesses,and still not succeed in having them love you back

JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO SCARED TO TAKE ANY RISKS DOESN'T MEAN THE REST OF US SHOULD BE.