We aren't in high school. We aren't really in our families and we aren't in our houses. Those are the places we grew up and the times we spent together, but they aren't us. If think they are, then we're lost, because times end and places are lost. We aren't any place or any time . . . We are everywhere.
Ann BrasharesThe ocean was the best place, of course. That was what she loved most. It was a feeling of freedom like no other, and yet a feeling of communion with all the other places and creatures the water touched.
Ann BrasharesPlease believe him. Keep your heart open to him. He can make you happy. He has always loved you, and you once loved him with all your heart.
Ann BrasharesPeople sometimes talk about the power of first impressions, and believe me, there is truth to it.
Ann Brashares