She wanted him to see all of her and also none of her. She wanted him to be dazzled by the bits and blinded by the whole. She wanted him to see her whole and not in pieces. She had hopes that were hard to satisfy.
Ann BrasharesShe couldn’t hide from everyone for the rest of her life… Well she could. That was the direction things were going. But she knew from long-ago experience that when you were uncertain and if you were courageous enough to let her in a real friend could do a world of good.
Ann BrasharesExactly! We run or we lose ourselves in something, somebody, anything to try and ease our pain.
Ann BrasharesShe cared about him too much, and he was a dangerous person to love. He wouldn't love her back.
Ann Brashares