63 Quotes by Jennifer Brown

People do it all the time – assume that they “know” what’s going on in someone else’s head. That’s impossible. And to think it’s possible is a mistake. A really big mistake. A life-ruining one if you’re not careful.

Sometimes even stuff you expect to happen can still hurt.

Because who you are is supposed to be the easiest question in the world answer, right?

I was both the monster and the sad girl. I couldn’t separate the two.

Why are you so determined to make me out to be the bad guy all the time?” I stared at the side of his face, willing him to make eye contact. He didn’t. “I’ve been doing really good lately and you don’t even care.

One’s my favorite number. The word won being the past tense of win, and we can all say at the end of the day that we won once again, can’t we? Some days making it to the end of the day is quite a victory.

I realized that the worst part of someone you love dying suddenly isn’t the saying goodbye part. It’s the part where you wonder if they knew how much you loved them. It’s the part where you hope you said and did enough good stuff to make up for the bad stuff. It’s the part where there are no second chances, no going back, no more opportunities to tell them how you feel about them.

Nobody was coming to rescue me. Nobody was going to keep me safe. It was all up to me now.

Welcome to the Midwest, Mom used to say. Where the weather keeps you guessing and you’re almost always sure to hate it.