286 quotes found
Author · American · 1970
American author (born 1970)
“But seventeen is an inconvenient time to be in love.”
“In a funny way, Dad was always a bow-tie wearer, always a little more traditional than you might imagine. Because even though he had blue hair and tattoos and wore leather jackets and worked in a r...”
“Meg invited me to come again, but I always had reasons why I couldn't: my schedule was busy, bus fare wasn't cheap. Both of which were true, even if they weren't the truth.”
“...I understand all the ways of trying to escape, how sometimes you escape one prison only to find you've built yourself a different one.”
“I wasn't in danger today," I tell him in a choked voice. "I escaped danger today." And I did... I feel like the whole day has been an electrical shock, paddles straight to my heart, bringing me out...”
“Forward momentum. That's my new motto. No regrets. And no going back.”