63 Quotes by Jennifer Brown

Some days making it to the end of the day is quite the victory. -- Bea

She's probably afraid you'll turn out like her and be married to someone you can't stand.

I'd called Marin a nuisance, had made her feel unwelcome and unwanted, the same way I was feeling now. Not being wanted was the loneliest feeling in the world, it seemed, and if I could have had one more moment with Marin, I would have been sure to tell her I didn't mean it. She wasn't a pest. I loved her. She was wanted. More than she could ever know.

See what's real. See what's really there.

He kissed me and my body felt so electric up against his even my toes tingled. It seemed like forever that I'd been waiting for him to do this.

I lived and that made everything different

How could I have not seen it? How could I have not noticed that the e-mails told an alarming story that would have made anyone sit up and notice? How could I have not seen that Nick's talk had gone from fiction to fact? How could I not see that my responses - still just fiction in my head - would make me look for all the world like I was obsessed with death, too.

Growing up, we were taught over and over again what steps to take in case of an approaching tornado. Listen for sirens, go to your basement or cellar, or a closet in the center of your house, duck and cover, wait it out. We had drills twice a year, every year, in school. We talked about it in class. We talked about it at home. The newscasters reminded us. We went to the basement. We practiced, practiced, practiced.But we’d never— not once— discussed what to do after.

Sometimes you've gotta humor the old people.