256 Quotes by Jennifer E. Smith

Happy Graduation," he said."Now go get her.

He was giving her the most important thing he could, the only way he knew how. He was a professor, a lover of stories, and he was building her a library in the same way other men might build their daughters houses.

And being here like this, so suddenly close to him is enough to make her lightheaded. It's a feeling like falling.

Why did the scarecrow win the Nobel Prize?""Why?" she asked, wrinkling her nose."For being outstanding in his field.

Who ever told you that doesn't count as a dream?

The idea that their paths might have easily not crossed leaves her breathless, like a near-miss accident on a highway, and she can't help marveling at the sheer randomness of it all. Like any survivor of chance, she feels a quick rush of thankfulness, part adrenaline and part hope.

Most things are easier than you think. It’s deciding to do them that’s hard.

Most things are easier than you think,” she says. “It’s deciding to do them that’s hard.

How are you supposed to find what you're looking for if you're not even convinced it's out there?