How terrible would it be to just wait there pathetically alone for him never to show up?" Eudoxia's expression grew more serious. "That's what you're doing anyway, my dear. Ann Brashares More Quotes by Ann Brashares More Quotes From Ann Brashares Exactly! We run or we lose ourselves in something, somebody, anything to try and ease our pain. Ann Brashares pain running trying Life isn't just fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all. -William Goldman Ann Brashares art-life art-and-life fairs Luck never gives; it lends. Ann Brashares luck giving As the three of them walked home from the trees, nobody needed to say it, but Ama knew. They had questioned their friendship. They had searched and wondered, looking for a sign. And all along they'd had their trees. You couldn't wear them. You couldn't pass them around. They offered no fashion advantage. But they had roots. They lived. Ann Brashares fashion roots home Different people were good at different things, Lena mused. Lena was good at writing thank-you notes, for instance, and Effie was good at being happy. Ann Brashares sister writing people Daniel?" "Yes." "Did you ever think we were meant not to be together?" "No. We are meant to be together. We are just meant to want it very badly. Ann Brashares together want thinking Lena 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 Brashares independent fundamentals giving What Daniel taketh away, Daniel giveth. Ann Brashares You are not going to die, I know I said I'd let you, but I can't. Ann Brashares dies knows said Something about giving in without a fight felt wrong. Ann Brashares giving-in fighting giving Show me a girl with her feet planted firmly on the ground and I'll show you a girl who can't put her pants on. -Annik Marchand Ann Brashares pants girl feet How is it that a person could be so relieved and so disappointed, both at the same time. Ann Brashares relieved disappointed persons But like everything else, love changed. Ann Brashares changed Honesty was a tough customer... Once you started allowing yourself some honesty, it couldn't easily be contained or limited to one part of your life. It was like poison ivy or a bossy houseguest. Once it was there, you couldn't tell it what to do. You had to really fight to keep it from taking over. Ann Brashares honesty ivy fighting Everything good requires sacrifices. Ann Brashares sacrifice Love is like war; easy to begin, hard to end. Ann Brashares funny-love war life She liked the life she had. She loved habits. She craved a day with nothing in it, a long, quiet stretch of hours in the studio. Ann Brashares hours quiet long She knew that when she got old it would be more fun to look back on a life of romance and adventure than a life of quiet habits. But looking back was easy. It was the doing that was painful. There were plenty of things she would like to look back on but wasn't willing to risk. Ann Brashares romance fun adventure She existed in her friends; there she was. All the parts of herself she'd forgotten. She knew herself best when she was with them. Ann Brashares forgotten I'm not going anywhere without you. We're swimming to China together. And if the worst happens, I'm dying with you before I'm living without you. Ann Brashares swimming dying together
