Quotes from Jenny Han

I kiss him one more time and I feel like I'm flying.

Someone like him could never be content staying at home and watching a movie on the couch.

A veces desearía que nos hubiéramos conocido a los veintisiete años. Los veintisiete parecen una buena edad para conocer a la persona con la que vas a pasar el resto de tu vida. A los veintisiete aún eres joven, pero con algo de suerte ya estás bien encaminado para convertirte en la persona que quieres ser.

I do know I can't get his Handsome Boy face out of my mind. The way he smirks when he says my name, how when he's near me I forget to breathe sometimes.

maybe it's good to exist in a place of unsureness for a while.

This is Karma. I'm a bitch. Can you think of anyone who deserves a bitch slap?

Also, it's hard to redefine something that never had a clear definition in the first place.

I do not know that jealous insecurity is a real turnoff.

Somebody come quick with the smelling salts; I'm about to faint.

I've heard people say that the more you like someone, the more you think they are beautiful even if you didn't think so in the beginning.

I don't want it to be like that with Peter. The farawayness of old feelings, like even when you try with all your might, you can barely make out his face when you close your eyes. No matter what, I always want to remember his face.

For me, it was almost like winter didn't count. Summer was what mattered.

The point is, you shouldn't compare relationships, okay?" Never mind the fact that I've been doing that constantly in my head.

I make myself a bowl of Cheerios with sliced banana on top, but I can only force down a few bites.

After all, why should a woman have to change her name for a man?

Like, how did you get him? No offense. I just thought you were the non-dating type." I frown. The non-dating type? What kind of type is that? A little mushroom who sits at home in a semidark room growing moss?

to throw away history. It was like you were throwing away a part of yourself.

Stormy lived more life in one night than most people do their whole lives. She was a force of nature. She taught me that love—" My eyes well up and I start over. "Stormy taught me that love is about making brave choices every day. That's what Stormy did. She always picked love; she always picked adventure. To her they were one and the same. And now she's off on a new adventure, and we wish her well.

Nothing to see here, folks. Keep it moving.

It's not fair for the girl. Guys have it easy. I'm sure they were all congratulating him, pounding him on the back for being such a stud.

just because you bury something, that doesn't mean it stops existing.

I think it's pretty.' I say. Kitty mouths, like an Easter egg.

Did you hear that, Daddy? Ms. Rothschild wants to go to city hall. Please disabuse her of this notion.

John took a long time to decide. He went around the circle, weighing all of our merits. Peter was a fast runner, Trevor was strong, Genevieve was crafty, Chris could handle herself in a fight, and for me he said I would never give up hope of being rescued. So he picked me.