“That's how they say it: He loves you in his own way. Well, what about my way? What if I need for him to love me in my way?”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“What do you say when the feelings don't fit into words?”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“But even if you have what everyone else wants- if it isn't what you want, it isn't what you want”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“She's the ultimate heroine, strong-willed and independent, intelligent, loyal, but at the same time, she's not flawless, she's not above mistakes, or falling in love.”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“No offense to hot girls everywhere- but newsflash- there are hot girls everywhere.”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“But the scars are always there, waiting for something to poke them.”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“The getting is easy; the keeping is the important part.”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“Oh No! My wings are effed up!”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“And I’m okay, I really am, most of the time. But sometimes, I’m just not.”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“Growing up with my dad taught me to either lie like a pro or not bother.”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“I try to be rational and suppress the hope that this is for real, but hope has a way of closing its eyes to reason and it just keeps growing. ”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“She's like a wind-up monkey that winds itself.”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“But I'll say this, if what looks like the facts of the matter are conflicting with your feelings, then you need more information before deciding”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“I don't know why it's so hard for me to say those three words. Most guys throw it around like breath, like bait.”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“If I met you last night, and brought you back to my place, or followed you to yours, and we had sex, that's what we asked for from each other. It's what I got, and what you got. I don't know you. You don't know me. Thanks for playing, and we're done. If by some fluke anything was said at some point during this entire exchange that made me curious enough to see you again, I would.
Has that happened before? A couple of times. Did it last? Clearly, no.”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“You may be the only one who'll see through all my bullshit and help me try to be something more, something better."
I stare at our intertwined hands. "I don't want to help you try to be anything. I want someone who's already something more. On his own. With or without me.”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“Or maybe I look in the mirror every day and am scared as shit that I’ll see either of my parents looking back at me.”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
“But I'll say this, if what looks like the facts of the matter are conflicting with your feelings, then you need more information before deciding.
-Even if your feelings seem really sure of themselves?
-Especially then.”
― Tammara Webber, quote from Between the Lines
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“...the brain is like a muscle, and if you don't exercise it by reading and doing creative stuff, it'll get weak and mushy.”
― Jeff Kinney, quote from Double Down
“What do you think, Jemma”
It takes a second to realize that she’s talking to me. I’m too focused on the fact that Ryder’s sitting beside me--just inches away--holding my hand beneath the table. “What?” I ask, glancing around at the expected faces. “Oh, the train. Yeah, maybe.”
“They should go up a week early,” Laura Grace declares. “Take some time to see the city. Maybe catch a couple of Broadway shows or ball games or something. We could go with them!”
“No,” Ryder says, a little too loudly. “I just meant…we should probably do it on our own, me and Jemma. Learn our way around and all that. Y’all can come up for Thanksgiving break, once we get settled and everything.”
Laura Grace nods. “That’s a great idea. We could get rooms at the Plaza, watch the Macy’s Parade. And the two of you can show us around.”
Ryder nods. “Exactly.”
Beneath the table, I give his hand a squeeze.
Laura Grace eyes my plate suspiciously. “You’re just pushing your food around, aren’t you? You’ve barely taken two bites. I thought you loved Lou’s Cornish hens.”
“I do. I’m sorry. All I can think about is that English project due this week.” I look over at Ryder with a faux scowl. “We’re already way behind--you’ve always got some excuse. We should probably work on it tonight.”
“Probably so,” Ryder says with an exasperated-sounding sigh.
“That’s the third project the two of you have been paired up on,” Mama says, shaking her head. “I hope you two can behave well enough to get your work done properly. No more arguing like the last time.”
We’d pretended to fight over a calculus project. Yes, a calculus project. Is there really any such thing?
“We’re trying really hard to behave,” I say, shooting Ryder a sidelong glance. “Right?”
His cheeks pinken deliciously at the innuendo. I love it when Ryder blushes. Totally adorable.
“Right,” he mumbles, his gaze fixed on his lap.”
― Kristi Cook, quote from Magnolia
“And for all I can tell, the only difference is that what many see we call a real thing, and what only one sees we call a dream. But things that many see may have no taste or moment in them at all, and things that are shown only to one may be spears and water-spouts of truth from the very depth of truth.”
― C.S. Lewis, quote from Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold
“As if somewhere there’s the shape of my life, and I had the chance to choose a few variations, but not far from the pattern.I remember he said that, because I’ve thought of it ever since, the idea that we don’t stray far, that what feels like discovery is only the revealing of what was hidden but there, waiting.”
― David Vann, quote from Aquarium
“God’s grace is all around us if we choose to see it. Put on the glasses of gratitude, and you’ll be surprised how much your attitude is changed by a new perspective.”
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