“ 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 t… Ann Brashares
“ Those were the people who made her something, and without them she was different. She'd held on to them and to that old self tenaciously, though. She clung to it, celebrated it, worshipped it even, in… Ann Brashares
“ Her need was as big as the stars, and he was down there on the beach, so quiet she could hardly hear him. Ann Brashares
“ People left a lot of things behind when they went in the water. Their clothes, their stuff, their makeup, their fixed-up hair, their voices, their hearing, their sight—at least as the normally experie… Ann Brashares
“ Lena studied the faces of the girls on the sidelines. She could tell that Kostos owned the lust of what few local teenage girls there were in Oia, but instead he chose to dance with all the grandmothe… Ann Brashares
“ Bridget cried for the leavers and the left. For the people, like herself, grimly forsaking what few precious gifts they would ever get. She cried for Bailey, for Tibby, for the resolute clump of cells… Ann Brashares
“ 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
“ How terrible would it be to just wait there pathetically alone for him never to show up?"Eudoxia's expression grew more serious. "That's what you're doing anyway, my dear. Ann Brashares
“ But I know this. We're ready to move forward again in our way. Together or apart, no matter how far apart, we live in one another. We go on together. Ann Brashares
“ Lena wished that love were something you could flip on and off. You could turn it on when you felt good about yourself and worthy of it and generous enough to return it. You could flip it off when you… Ann Brashares
“ There were those emotions down there, and though she couldn't quite feel them, they were strong and she feared them. It was like watching a thunderhead from high up in a plane, and though you weren't… Ann Brashares
“ My mother says it can't stay like this, but I believe it will. The Pants are like an omen. They stand for the promise we made to one another, that no matter what happens, we stick together. But they s… Ann Brashares
“ Her body was a prison, her mind was a prison. Her memories were a prison. The people she loved. She couldn't get away from the hurt of them. She could leave Eric, walk out of her apartment, walk forev… Ann Brashares
“ This is the most beautiful piece of advice I can offer. I you don't have what you want now, you don't have what you want. Ann Brashares
“ She'd cried over a broken heart before. She knew what that felt like, and it didn't feel like this. Her heart felt not so much broken as just ... empty. It felt like she was an outline empty in the mi… Ann Brashares
“ She looked up at the stars and gave Tibby thanks. She didn't have to throw her thoughts far to know they reached her. Ann Brashares
“ We're the Septembers now. The real ones. We are everything to one another. We don't need to say so; it's just true. Sometimes it seems like we're so close we form one single complete person rather tha… Ann Brashares
