254 Quotes by Courtney Summers

That’s a real tragedy and I mean it. It’s sad when people don’t realize their worth.

If it had been me instead of Penny, no one would call me a light. No, they’d think of me the way they think of me now, think of it as some kind of natural conclusion to my story, sad, maybe, deserved it, well no, of course, no one does, but. That girl. You can see it. It’s written on her. They wrote it on her.

I’m distracted by everything, overwhelmed by this: people look at me and then – they don’t. Their eyes skim over me and move on to something else. There’s an unquestioned acceptance of my being here, being part of this. It’s a warm feeling and I’m so hungry for it, but I close myself off to it before I get my fill. I’m not going home to that. Best stay starved.

Having a sister, mom says, is a place only the two of them will share, made of secrets they never have to say aloud – but if they did, it would be in a language only the two of them could speak. Having a sister is a promise no one but the two of you can make – and no one but the two of you can break.

Like being alive one moment and dead the next.

I want to feel this. I need it to hurt for me to feel it, I think.

It’s amazing how bad you can make the truth sound. As long as you keep it partially recognizable when you spit it out, a crowd will eat it up without even thinking about how hard you chewed on it first.

You’re not responsible for everything, Parker. You can’t control the way things end up. Stop trying.

Yeah, totally. I punch myself in the arms a lot. It’s a real problem.