506 Quotes by Jandy Nelson

There once was a girl who found herself dead.She peered over the ledge of heavenand saw that back on earthher sister missed her too much,was way too sad,so she crossed some pathsthat would not have crossed,took some moments in her handshook them upand spilled them like diceover the living world.It worked.The boy with the guitar collidedwith her sister."There you go, Len," she whispered. "The rest is up to you.

How could a mother who boils water for pasta leave two little girls behind?

How can love be such a wrecking ball?

I do not want to eat or drink, or i will lose the taste of you in my mouth

I'm standing on my own head!

No hot guy should be allowed to have an English accent and drive a motorcycle.Not to mention wear the leather jacket or sport the cool shades. Hot guys should be forced into footie pajamas.

Nor that he's regarding my face with the same intensity I am his. We're two paintings staring at each other across a room.

If you're going through hell, keep going.

That's a misconception, Lennie. The sky is everywhere, it begins at your feet.