Marnie loved her better and more honestly than anyone else in the world, with the possible exception of her mother, who loved her intensely if not honestly.
Ann BrasharesLena realized that a fundamental layer of their happiness depended on the four of them being close to one another. Their lives were independent and full. Their friendship was only one aspect of their lives, but it seemed to give meaning to all the others.
Ann BrasharesIt was hard to feel the right emotions at the right times. They didnโt come at all when you set a place for them, and they sacked when you werenโt ready, when you were just innocently flossing your teeth, for example, or eating a bowl of cereal.
Ann Brashares