Lisa Schroeder · 227 pages
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“Come with me,' Mom says.
To the library.
Books and summertime
go together.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“When you meet someone so different from yourself, in a good way, you don't even have to kiss to have fireworks go off. It's like fireworks in your heart all the time. I always wondered, do opposites really attract? Now I know for sure they do. I'd grown up going to the library as often as most people go to the grocery store. Jackson didn't need to read about exciting people or places. He went out and found them, or created excitement himself if there wasn't any to be found. The things I like are pretty simple. Burning CDs around themes, like Songs to Get You Groove On and Tunes to Fix a Broken Heart; watching movies; baking cookies; and swimming. It's like I was a salad with a light vinaigrette, and Jackson was a platter of seafood Cajun pasta. Alone, we were good. Together, we were fantastic.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“Joy, not sorrow.
Laughter, not tears.
Life, not death.
Love, not blame.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“Guilt reminds me of a stray cat. You chase it away and yet, it comes back when you least expect it. If you let yourself feel pity for it and feed the thing, it parks its ugly, puny, lonely-for-attention butt on your doormat and won't go away. Scat kitty cat, scat. I don't need you sitting around here like that.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“Memories might keep him alive but they might kill me.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“When you meet someone so different from yourself, in a good way, you don't even have to kiss to have fireworks go off. Its like fireworks in your heart all the time.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“If tears could bring him back, there'd be enough to bring him back a hundred times.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“In that moment i realize a circle of love is ten times better than a procession of sorrys.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“Is being a jerk one of the five stages of grief?”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“Okay.
I will go.
But only if
you will give me
your guilt
to take
with me.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“I've realized therapy is incredibly therapeutic.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“Was it hard?” I ask.
“Letting go?”
“Not as hard as holding on to something that
wasn’t real.”
I gulp. “Can I ask how you did it?”
“I just decided, Ava.
That’s all.
I just decided.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“Dare: a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
I dare you.
Three stupid words.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“When you meet someone so different from yourself, In a good way, you don't even have to kiss to have fireworks go off. It's like fireworks in your heart all the time”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“When you meet someone
so different from yourself,
in a good way,
you don’t even have to kiss
to have fireworks go off.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“The stars are duller than an old pocket knife, they used to sparkle like five-carat diamonds.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“And then it hits me like a fast, open-palmed, stinging smack in the face.
Having a ghost boyfriend
WAS
weird”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“That’s my girl.
Live a good life, Ava.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“Its like i was a garden salad with a light vinaigrette and Jackson was a platter of seafood Cajun pasta.
Alone we were good.
Together we were fantastic.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“I swear he is there,
his arms outstretched,
the waterfall beneath him,
cascading into the
cool blue
water below.
Go on, Ava. It’s going to be great!
It’s not a dare.
Not this time.
But it’s almost like I’m on that high dive again,
scared of what comes next,
yet knowing at the same time
it will all be okay.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“But repaying a debt
means giving up things.
Making sacrifices.
If I sacrifice my heart
for Jackson,
will I be dead
too?”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
“When you meet someone so different from yourself, in a GOOD way, you don't even have to kiss to have fireworks go off. It's like fireworks in your heart all the time.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from I Heart You, You Haunt Me
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