I came of age during the Golden Age of rom coms - like the '90s and 2000s - there were so many. Jenny Han More Quotes by Jenny Han More Quotes From Jenny Han That's when I finally got it. I finally understood. It wasn't the thought that counted. It was the actual execution that mattered, the showing up for somebody. The intent behind it wasn't enough. Not for me. Not anymore. It wasn't enough to know that deep down, he loved me. You had to actually say it to somebody, show them you cared. And he just didn't. Not enough. Jenny Han loverelationshiplife Sometimes it’s like people are a million times more beautiful to you in your mind. It’s like you see them through a special lens—but maybe if it’s how you see them,that’s how they really are.It’s like the whole tree falling in the forest thing. Jenny Han beautifulpeoplefall It feels strange to have spent much time wishing for something, for someone and then one day, suddenly, to just stop. Jenny Han strangeone-daywish Here's something else, something important: Love is not transactional. It is not a bank account, you don't always get what you put in. Sometimes you put in so much and get very little return on your investment, at least that you can see right away. Jenny Han returnimportantlove-is There's no use in asking what if. No one could ever give you the answers. I try, I really do, but it's hard for me to accept this way of thinking. I'm always wondering about the what-ifs, about the road not taken. Jenny Han takengivingthinking Do you think there's a difference? Between belonging with and belonging to? Jenny Han belongingdifferencesthinking I knew it in my bones. That this time was it. I had finally made my choice, and so had he. He let me go. I was relieved, which I expected. What I didn't expect was to feel so much grief. Jenny Han regretlovelife You never know the last time you’ll see a place. A person. Jenny Han last-timelastspersons How do you regret one of the best nights of your entire life? You don't. You remember every word, every look. Even when it hurts, you still remember. Jenny Han hurtlovelife For me there was-is-nothing better than walking on the beach late at night. It feels like you could walk forever, like the whole night is yours and so is the ocean. When you walk on the beach at night, you can say things you can't say in real life. In the dark you can feel really close to a person. You can say whatever you want. Jenny Han oceanrealbeach I didn't want to make the same mistake my parents made. I didn't want my love to fade away one day like an old scar. I wanted it to burn forever. Jenny Han parentmistakelove When a person you love dies, it doesn’t feel real. It’s like it’s happening to someone else. It’s someone else’s life. I’ve never been good with the abstract. What does it mean when someone is really truly gone? Jenny Han realdoemean Moments, when lost, can't be found again. They're just gone. Jenny Han regretlovelife I hate change more than almost anything. Jenny Han i-hatehate Do you know what it's like to like someone so much you can't stand it and know that they'll never feel the same way Jenny Han liking-someonefeelsway How was I supposed to know what's real and what's not? It feels like I'm the only one who doesn't know the difference. Jenny Han differencesrealfeels Aching familiar in a way that made me wish I was still eight. Eight was before death or divorce or heartbreak. Eight was just eight. Hot dogs and peanut butter, mosquito bites and splinters, bikes and boogie boards. Tangled hair, sunburned shoulders, Judy Blume, in bed by nine thirty. Jenny Han divorceeightdog It's a known fact, that in life, you can't have everyhing. In my heart, I knew that I loved them both as much as it is possible to love two people at the same time. Conrad and I were linked, we would always be linked. That wasn't something I could do away with. And I know that now--that love isn't something you can erase--no matter how hard you try. Jenny Han heartlove-istwo Sometimes questions can be more cruel than insults. Jenny Han insultsometimes Seventeen's not so young. A hundred years ago people got married when they were practically our age." "Yeah, that was before electricity and the Internet. A hundred years ago eighteen-year-old guys were out there fighting wars with bayonets and holding a man's life in their hands! They lived a lot of life by the time they were our age. What do kids our age know about love and life? Jenny Han lovewarkids
