58 Quotes by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

What’s right and what’s permitted are sometimes different things.

Love isn’t as rare as you think it is... You can love all sorts of people, in all sorts of ways. Nor is love in any way dangerous.

When we’d settled ourselves on the bed in Jamie’s room, he said quietly, “Mam was angry at everything too.” My head snapped up. “Because of me,” I said. “Because of my foot.

You’re perfectly capable of learning. You mustn’t listen to people who don’t know you. Listen to what you know, yourself.

Sourpuss,” she said, laughing. “Would it kill you to be grateful?” Maybe. Who knew?

I don’t want to have to feel grateful,” I said. Susan smiled. “I understand,” she said. “Do it anyhow.

Somehow Christmas was making me feel jumpy inside. All this talk about being together and being happy and celebrating – it felt threatening. Like I shouldn’t be part of it. Like I wasn’t allowed. And Susan wanted me to be happy, which was scarier still.

Victory,′ she said, ’means peace.

But I’m used to him not being around, especially when I’m at school. I mostly didn’t live with him. So I don’t actually miss him even though I’m sorry that he’s dead. Sometimes I realize that for a few hours I’ve forgotten all about him. I think I miss the idea of him more than miss his real self. Does that make me a bad person? I’m afraid it does.