Quotes from I'm Not Her

Janet Gurtler ·  285 pages

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“... We're just different."
"Yeah," I say. "I'm mute and you have verbal diarrhea.”
― Janet Gurtler, quote from I'm Not Her


“You don't have to say yes to everything, you know. It's okay to say no.”
― Janet Gurtler, quote from I'm Not Her


“I love you. I don't always understand you, but I love you.”
― Janet Gurtler, quote from I'm Not Her


“I don't think there's a good reason to run unless someone's chasing me. Seriously.”
― Janet Gurtler, quote from I'm Not Her


“I just wanted a chance. You know. Like everyone else.”
― Janet Gurtler, quote from I'm Not Her



“The heart can function with the wound but it never entirely heals.”
― Janet Gurtler, quote from I'm Not Her


“There's not always time to say everything.”
― Janet Gurtler, quote from I'm Not Her


“There are bigger things to worry about. Bigger things than unrequited love and false kisses.”
― Janet Gurtler, quote from I'm Not Her


“It feels like you stole from me, like you used me. In more ways than one.”
― Janet Gurtler, quote from I'm Not Her


“I know what it's like to look for someone to fill up the whole inside you.”
― Janet Gurtler, quote from I'm Not Her



“Things aren't always as bad as they seem.”
― Janet Gurtler, quote from I'm Not Her


“I don't want to know their secrets. There's only so far I can go.”
― Janet Gurtler, quote from I'm Not Her


“When I was in the hospital, Jeremy made a bet. That you would go to the Winter Ball with Clark." "Really?" I smile. "We're just friends." I tell her. She nods. "They're the best kind.”
― Janet Gurtler, quote from I'm Not Her


“The heart can function but it never entirely heals.”
― Janet Gurtler, quote from I'm Not Her


About the author

Janet Gurtler
Born place: Canada
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