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Ann Brashares Quotes

She was supposed to be putting her life together right now, and all she could seem to do was throw grenades at it Picture Quote #1

Knowing where she was in the world, even if he never touched her, gave him a deep satisfaction, and he half despised himself for being satisfied with so little Picture Quote #1

She must have sensed she never really had him. That was a sadness of hers, he knew Picture Quote #1

At the worst possible moment, the most painful, darkest moment when you can’t take it anymore and you are afraid, that is when a feeling of peace and comfort will come over you, and it’s like nothing you’ve ever felt Picture Quote #1

She kept walking. The very small, brave part of her brain knew that this would be her one chance. If she turned around, she would lose it Picture Quote #1

People sometimes talk about the power of first impressions, and believe me, there is truth to it Picture Quote #1

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I allowed myself to suffer how jarringly destructive the present feels and how fragile the past Picture Quote #1

There are going to be moments of deep, deep doubts, and you have to have faith that your initial idea was good and just muddle through Picture Quote #1

Grief was like a newborn, and the first three months were hard as hell, but by six months you’d recognized defeat, shifted your life around, and made room for it Picture Quote #1

I don’t really write with the idea of trying to teach any lessons. I want to tell a story as truthfully and engagingly as I can, and then let the chips fall where they may Picture Quote #1

I think pants have unique qualities, especially in a woman’s life. Whatever bodily insecurities we have, we seem to take out on our pants Picture Quote #1

Age is not so much a feature of your character, as the spot where you stand for a pretty fleeting time on the arc of your life Picture Quote #1

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I love that blurry place where life’s transitions are made without you even knowing it Picture Quote #1

I don’t have the life of a famous person. But I do feel like I’ve been able to connect with a lot of people Picture Quote #1

A tree is such a rich metaphor in a million beautiful ways. You can consider a tree growing and consider its connectedness to all things above and under the ground Picture Quote #1

As much as I’m drawn to writing about teenage girls, I like the idea of having the freedom to branch out and write about different ages, for different ages Picture Quote #1

As a writer, you live in such isolation. It’s hard to imagine your book has a life beyond you Picture Quote #1

Developing characters is a strange thing. In the beginning they are abstract and I wonder how to move on from there Picture Quote #1

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I agree that a love of reading is a great gift for a parent to pass on to his or her child Picture Quote #1

To write a story, I think you really have to open yourself up to the world Picture Quote #1

When I turned fifteen, I remember my father gave me a credit card which I was allowed to use for two things: emergencies and books Picture Quote #1

I look back on my 20s. It’s supposed to be the prime of your life, the most vital, the most beautiful. But you’re making your critical decisions and sometimes your most critical mistakes Picture Quote #1

Sex could be a blissful communion,. But it could also be a weapon, and its absence, sometimes, was required for the establishment of peace Picture Quote #1

He loved her for being so beautiful, and he hated her for it. He loved how she put shiny stuff on her lips for him, and he also reviled her for it. He wanted her to walk home alone, and he wanted to run after her and grab her up before she could take another step Picture Quote #1

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The weather turned. Her skin seemed to grow a million extra pores, and all of them opened to take in the warmth and tenderness of the air. The sun on her face made her want to cry. Into all those millions of open pores came the sunshine, and other feelings as well. In and out. She was porous Picture Quote #1

We aren’t in high school. We aren’t really in our families and we aren’t in our houses. Those are the places we grew up and the times we spent together, but they aren’t us. If think they are, then we’re lost, because times end and places are lost. We aren’t any place or any time... We are everywhere Picture Quote #1

I’m afraid of time... I mean, I’m afraid of not having enough time. Not enough time to understand people, how they really are, or to be understood myself. I’m afraid of the quick judgements or mistakes everybody makes. You can’t fix them without time. I’m afraid of seeing snapshots, not movies Picture Quote #1

Tibby sat on the outside of a group of kids in the film program. There was a lot of dark clothing and heavy footwear, and quite a few piercings glinting in sunlight. They had invited her to sit with them while they all finished up their lunches before film seminar. Tibby knew that they had invited her largely because she had a ring in her nose. This bugged her almost as much as when people excluded her because she had a ring in her nose Picture Quote #1

Honesty was a tough customer... Once you started allowing yourself some honesty, it couldn’t easily be contained or limited to one part of your life. It was like poison ivy or a bossy houseguest. Once it was there, you couldn’t tell it what to do. You had to really fight to keep it from taking over Picture Quote #1

I do believe that characters in novels belong to their writers and their readers pretty equally. I’ve learned a lot of things about the characters I write from people who read about them. Readers expand them in ways I don’t think of and take them to places I can’t go Picture Quote #1

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She was supposed to be putting her life together right now, and all she could seem to do was throw grenades at it (Ann Brashares Quotes) Knowing where she was in the world, even if he never touched her, gave him a deep satisfaction, and he half despised himself for being satisfied with so little (Ann Brashares Quotes) She must have sensed she never really had him. That was a sadness of hers, he knew (Ann Brashares Quotes) At the worst possible moment, the most painful, darkest moment when you can’t take it anymore and you are afraid, that is when a feeling of peace and comfort will come over you, and it’s like nothing you’ve ever felt (Ann Brashares Quotes) She kept walking. The very small, brave part of her brain knew that this would be her one chance. If she turned around, she would lose it (Ann Brashares Quotes) People sometimes talk about the power of first impressions, and believe me, there is truth to it (Ann Brashares Quotes) I allowed myself to suffer how jarringly destructive the present feels and how fragile the past (Ann Brashares Quotes) There are going to be moments of deep, deep doubts, and you have to have faith that your initial idea was good and just muddle through (Ann Brashares Quotes) Grief was like a newborn, and the first three months were hard as hell, but by six months you’d recognized defeat, shifted your life around, and made room for it (Ann Brashares Quotes) I don’t really write with the idea of trying to teach any lessons. I want to tell a story as truthfully and engagingly as I can, and then let the chips fall where they may (Ann Brashares Quotes) I think pants have unique qualities, especially in a woman’s life. Whatever bodily insecurities we have, we seem to take out on our pants (Ann Brashares Quotes) Age is not so much a feature of your character, as the spot where you stand for a pretty fleeting time on the arc of your life (Ann Brashares Quotes) I love that blurry place where life’s transitions are made without you even knowing it (Ann Brashares Quotes) I don’t have the life of a famous person. But I do feel like I’ve been able to connect with a lot of people (Ann Brashares Quotes) A tree is such a rich metaphor in a million beautiful ways. You can consider a tree growing and consider its connectedness to all things above and under the ground (Ann Brashares Quotes) As much as I’m drawn to writing about teenage girls, I like the idea of having the freedom to branch out and write about different ages, for different ages (Ann Brashares Quotes) As a writer, you live in such isolation. It’s hard to imagine your book has a life beyond you (Ann Brashares Quotes) Developing characters is a strange thing. In the beginning they are abstract and I wonder how to move on from there (Ann Brashares Quotes) I agree that a love of reading is a great gift for a parent to pass on to his or her child (Ann Brashares Quotes) To write a story, I think you really have to open yourself up to the world (Ann Brashares Quotes) When I turned fifteen, I remember my father gave me a credit card which I was allowed to use for two things: emergencies and books (Ann Brashares Quotes) I look back on my 20s. It’s supposed to be the prime of your life, the most vital, the most beautiful. But you’re making your critical decisions and sometimes your most critical mistakes (Ann Brashares Quotes) Sex could be a blissful communion,. But it could also be a weapon, and its absence, sometimes, was required for the establishment of peace (Ann Brashares Quotes) He loved her for being so beautiful, and he hated her for it. He loved how she put shiny stuff on her lips for him, and he also reviled her for it. He wanted her to walk home alone, and he wanted to run after her and grab her up before she could take another step (Ann Brashares Quotes) The weather turned. Her skin seemed to grow a million extra pores, and all of them opened to take in the warmth and tenderness of the air. The sun on her face made her want to cry. Into all those millions of open pores came the sunshine, and other feelings as well. In and out. She was porous (Ann Brashares Quotes) We aren’t in high school. We aren’t really in our families and we aren’t in our houses. Those are the places we grew up and the times we spent together, but they aren’t us. If think they are, then we’re lost, because times end and places are lost. We aren’t any place or any time... We are everywhere (Ann Brashares Quotes) I’m afraid of time... I mean, I’m afraid of not having enough time. Not enough time to understand people, how they really are, or to be understood myself. I’m afraid of the quick judgements or mistakes everybody makes. You can’t fix them without time. I’m afraid of seeing snapshots, not movies (Ann Brashares Quotes) Tibby sat on the outside of a group of kids in the film program. There was a lot of dark clothing and heavy footwear, and quite a few piercings glinting in sunlight. They had invited her to sit with them while they all finished up their lunches before film seminar. Tibby knew that they had invited her largely because she had a ring in her nose. This bugged her almost as much as when people excluded her because she had a ring in her nose (Ann Brashares Quotes) Honesty was a tough customer... Once you started allowing yourself some honesty, it couldn’t easily be contained or limited to one part of your life. It was like poison ivy or a bossy houseguest. Once it was there, you couldn’t tell it what to do. You had to really fight to keep it from taking over (Ann Brashares Quotes) I do believe that characters in novels belong to their writers and their readers pretty equally. I’ve learned a lot of things about the characters I write from people who read about them. Readers expand them in ways I don’t think of and take them to places I can’t go (Ann Brashares Quotes)

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