Quotes from Beautiful Broken Things

Sara Barnard ·  328 pages

Rating: (4.8K votes)


“But people we love come and go, Caddy. That doesn’t mean we loved them any less at the time.”
― Sara Barnard, quote from Beautiful Broken Things


“Everyone says apologizing works, but it never really does. Not quickly enough anyway.”
― Sara Barnard, quote from Beautiful Broken Things


“There is no enough.’ Tarin flicked her indicator on, the clicking noise filling the car as she merged on to the motorway. ‘You seem to be forgetting that she’s in a clinical facility getting professional help. Which is great, obviously. Let them worry about how to deal with depression. You’re going to visit your friend, remember? Yes, she’s a patient, but she’s not your patient. So for God’s sake, don’t treat her like one.”
― Sara Barnard, quote from Beautiful Broken Things


“I was sixteen, and I honestly believed I was due a love story.”
― Sara Barnard, quote from Beautiful Broken Things


“Someone like you is brilliant and amazing,' I said. 'Why can't you see that in yourself?' The unfairness of it was starting to sink in. If she could only see herself like I did, there wouldn't be a problem. But she didn't, and she never would, and that was so many levels of wrong and unfair I almost couldn't comprehend it.”
― Sara Barnard, quote from Beautiful Broken Things



“Even when you see it coming, there's no avoiding the inevitable.”
― Sara Barnard, quote from Beautiful Broken Things


“After a silence, Sarah reached for the gift bag I realized I was still holding. “I’ll tell her you came by as soon as she wakes up.”

“I could come right back if she wants me to,” I heard myself say.

A smile spread across her face. “You’re very sweet.”

“I just want to make it better,” I said, feeling helpless.

Sarah didn’t reply. She didn’t need to. I knew what she was thinking, because I was thinking it too. It looped in my head as I walked back home.

You can’t.
― Sara Barnard, quote from Beautiful Broken Things


About the author

Sara Barnard
See more on GoodReads

Popular quotes

“If Cape wasn't your last name, what was your real one?" I asked, deathly curious now. "Ahhhh," he complained. "Pincas Huckleburr.”
― Tamora Pierce, quote from Mastiff


“She wants to live simply and thinks luxuries little more than social display.”
― quote from Jack: A Life of C. S. Lewis


“Liv, stop it!" hissed Mia. "You look like a lovelorn sheep!"
I gave a start. "As bad as that? Oh, that's terrible." I added - and I was to regret it in the course of the day - "If you see me looking like that again, give me a nudge or throw something at me. Promise?"
"With pleasure," said Mia, and three hours later, because she always kept her promises, I was black and blue around the ribs and had been hit by assorted flying objects: several chestnuts, a spoon, and a blueberry muffin.”
― Kerstin Gier, quote from Dream a Little Dream


“I wouldn’t have waited this long for you. I would have already showed up at your dorm the minute I decided I wanted you. I wouldn’t leave until I convinced you that you were mine”
― Sophie Jordan, quote from Foreplay


“believe the copy of this e-book you are reading”
― Louise Penny, quote from The Beautiful Mystery


Interesting books

Secret
(5K)
Secret
by Brigid Kemmerer
May Bird Among the Stars
(3.1K)
May Bird Among the S...
by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Layla and Majnun
(2.3K)
Layla and Majnun
by Nizami Ganjavi
Neanderthal Seeks Human
(36.1K)
Neanderthal Seeks Hu...
by Penny Reid
Hunted
(27.1K)
Hunted
by Kevin Hearne
Lavondyss
(1.6K)
Lavondyss
by Robert Holdstock

About BookQuoters

BookQuoters is a community of passionate readers who enjoy sharing the most meaningful, memorable and interesting quotes from great books. As the world communicates more and more via texts, memes and sound bytes, short but profound quotes from books have become more relevant and important. For some of us a quote becomes a mantra, a goal or a philosophy by which we live. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a book and to carry with us the author’s best ideas.

We thoughtfully gather quotes from our favorite books, both classic and current, and choose the ones that are most thought-provoking. Each quote represents a book that is interesting, well written and has potential to enhance the reader’s life. We also accept submissions from our visitors and will select the quotes we feel are most appealing to the BookQuoters community.

Founded in 2023, BookQuoters has quickly become a large and vibrant community of people who share an affinity for books. Books are seen by some as a throwback to a previous world; conversely, gleaning the main ideas of a book via a quote or a quick summary is typical of the Information Age but is a habit disdained by some diehard readers. We feel that we have the best of both worlds at BookQuoters; we read books cover-to-cover but offer you some of the highlights. We hope you’ll join us.