Ann Brashares, The Last Summer Quotes

There was nothing new in sitting on this dock, on this or that wooden bench, watching for his boat to come. In some ways, she was always waiting for him.

You surround yourself with your pain or you avoid it and let it find you when you are trying to do other things

His distress and pleasure mixed and married, giving birth to several anxious children.

Alice suspected Paul couldn’t really picture his father, just like she couldn’t picture Paul when he was away. Maybe that was the case with people you wanted more than was good for you.