“I’m a person who saves things. I’ll hold on forever.”
“A person who treats you with true respect will want you succeed in life, possess alot of tolerance with your flaws and understand bounderies.”
“I can live without romantic love but I can t survive without the woman I call friends they know exactly what I need it before I even know I need it the way we hold space for each other is different”
“We must remember that trees are our best friends. They are always by our side to hug us with their caring branches like that of open arms”
“Hassan knew He knew I’d seen everything in that alley, that I’d stood there and done nothing. He knew I had betrayed him and yet he was rescuing me once again, maybe for the last time. I loved him in that moment, loved him more than I’d ever loved anyone, and I wanted to tell them all that I was the snake in the grass, the monster in the lake.”
“Hassan knew He knew I’d seen everything in that alley, that I’d stood there and done nothing. He knew I had betrayed him and yet he was rescuing me once again, maybe for the last time. I loved him in that moment, loved him more than I’d ever loved anyone, and I wanted to tell them all that I was the snake in the grass, the monster in the lake.”
“A No Mentor is there to help you feel confident about saying no to the things you really don’t want to do anyway or to help you finally discover your strong, brave yes in the midst of fear.”
“Sometimes there is no good reason why you stop talking to someone. You don’t know how you don’t know why.”
“When your friends treat you like a family member, you shouldn’t hurt them, ever.”
“Now all the long phone call begins and ends with the same question, When are you getting married?”
“Comparing whose life sucks most with your best friend actually makes you feel better.”
“Good bonding doesn t happen during good times. Blissful Irony.”
“hair the color of lemons Rudy read. His fingers touched the words. You told him about me? At first, Liesel could not talk. Perhaps it was the sudden bumpiness of love she felt for him. Or had she always loved him?”
“...phones have made it so easy to be friends without ever having to see your friends and that s one good thing about today. One.”
“It s a lesson too late for the learning, made of sand, made of sand. In the wink of an eye my soul is turning, in your hands, in your hands. Are you going away, with no word of farewell, will there be not a trace left behind? I could of loved you better, didn t mean to be unkind. You know it was the last thing on my mind.”
“I noted with wry amusement how quickly she’d latched on to the idea that friends did favors expecting nothing in return. I wondered whether she understood the obligation side of friendship or merely its benefits.”
“In the brief silence, Tawney’s stomach grumbled. “I should have eaten at the party.” “We have snacks on the jet,” Brant assured her. “Really?” “No.”