People sometimes talk about the power of first impressions, and believe me, there is truth to it.
Ann BrasharesThe happiness at getting what you want is not usually commensurate with the worry leading up to it.
Ann BrasharesPlease don't judge me too much until you are older and know more things. (Spoken from mother to daughter)
Ann BrasharesRuins stood for what was lost, and yet there were beautiful-peaceful, historic, intellectual. Not tragic or regrettable. Lena tried to keep hers that way too, and she succeeded to some extent. Why not celebrate what you had rather than spend your time mourning its passing? There could be joy in things that ended.
Ann Brashares