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Quotations (11)

Community quotations are the opinions of contributing users. These quotations do not represent the opinions of Contra Costa County Library.
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“Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.” —Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun
“No hot guy should be allowed to have an English accent and drive a motorcycle. Not to mention wear the leather jacket or sport the cool shades. Hot guys should be forced into footie pajamas.” —Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun
"We walk and walk through the gray ashy dusk and the forest starts to fall asleep: The trees lie down side by side, the creek halts, the plants sink back into the earth, the animals switch places with their shadows, and then, so do we"…
"His soul might be a sun. I've never met anyone who had the sun for a soul."
Noah: "Mom has a massive sunflower for a soul so big there's hardly any room in her for organs. Jude and me have one soul between us that we have to share: a tree with its leaves on fire. And Dad has a plate of maggots for his."
"I want to grab my brother's hand and run back through time, losing years like coats falling from our shoulders. Things don't really turn out like you think."
"Quick, make a wish. Take a (second or third or fourth) chance. Remake the world."—Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun
"We were all heading for each other on a collision course, no matter what. Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story."
"Quick, make a wish. Take a (second or third or fourth) chance. Remake the world." —Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun
“Meeting your soul mate is like walking into a house you've been in before - you will recognize the furniture, the pictures on the wall,the books on the shelves, the contents of drawers: You could find your way around in the dark if you…
Take a (sexond or third or fourth) chance. Remake the world.