55 Quotes by Jessica Brody

The memories that really matter don't live in the mind.

When my phone chimes with a text message on Monday morning, I'm still in that dreamy state between sleep and awake where you can pretty much convince yourself of anything. Like that a teen Mick Jagger is waiting in your driveway to take you to school. Or that your favorite book series ended with an actual satisfying conclusion, instead of what the author tried to pass off as a satisfying conclusion.

If we told every story from the middle, we would never appreciate happy endings.

Been looking for me long, Officer?" she asked in the most teasing voice she could muster.But it felt forced.And stupid.And desperate. And she was tired of being memorable. Now she just wanted to go back into hiding.

We all need to believe in something. It gives us a reason to get up in the morning. Something to fight for.

I am no longer hesitant.I am ready.I am fearless.

Tristan was the soundtrack of my summer. The beat I walked to. The melody I breathed in and out. The lyrics I lived by.

Forgetting who you are is so much more complicated than simply forgetting your name. It's also forgetting your dreams. Your aspirations. What makes you happy. What you pray you'll never have to live without. It's meeting yourself for the first time, and not being sure of your first impression.

If something you did causes failure, shouldn't the exact opposite of what you did bring success?