“Would I cheat to save my soul?
No.
But to save my G.P.A.?
Yes.”
― Julie Anne Peters, quote from Luna
“Me? I had no dreams. No longings. Dreams only set you up for disappointment. Plus, you had to have a life to have dreams of a better life.”
― Julie Anne Peters, quote from Luna
“Yeah, I loved her. I couldn't help it. She was my brother.”
― Julie Anne Peters, quote from Luna
“You still have," I looked at my watch, "twelve seconds to change your mind. Find someone else and save your reputation."
One side of his lip cricked up. "I found you. I'll take my chances.”
― Julie Anne Peters, quote from Luna
“...When I asked [my dad why the sky was blue] he said it was because God's a boy. If God were a girl, the sky would be pink.
'What about sunrise and sunset?' I'd asked.
Dad had looked dumbfounded. 'You kids. You think too much.'
It frightened me how shallow the gene pool was that Liam and I were wading in.”
― Julie Anne Peters, quote from Luna
“Our eyes met across the crowded room, like in the movies, except we didn't share a knowing smile and race into each other's arms. Instead I fell into the trash can.”
― Julie Anne Peters, quote from Luna
“Oh yeah. That’s me. A mystery, even unto herself.”
― Julie Anne Peters, quote from Luna
“... Then he did a strange thing. He lifted my hand to his lips and kissed my palm."
"I died. That was like the sweetest thing.”
― Julie Anne Peters, quote from Luna
“My name, from his lips. It still made my heart leap.”
― Julie Anne Peters, quote from Luna
“Out of sight, out of mind. My philosophy of life in a test tube.”
― Julie Anne Peters, quote from Luna
“I’m strangling her. She’s not the one I want to eliminate. All this suppressing and holding her down, keeping her caged, perpetuating this fraud, this sham. I can’t do it anymore.” He shook his head. “I can’t.” He raised his chin and looked at me. “It won’t go away. No matter how much I wish, or pray, she’s always with me. She is me. I am her. I want to be her. I want to be Luna.” “You”
― Julie Anne Peters, quote from Luna
Julie Anne Peters
Born place: in Jamestown, New York, The United States
Born date January 16, 1952
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“Your enjoyment of the chosen options will be diminished by your regret over what you had to give up. In fact, the sum total of the regret over all the “lost” options may end up being greater than your joy over your chosen options, leaving you less satisfied than you would have been if you had had less choice to begin with.”
― Sheena Iyengar, quote from The Art of Choosing
“[…] in dark rooms, mapping out
each other’s bodies,
claiming whole countries
with their mouths.”
― Warsan Shire, quote from Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
“No one is born feeling grateful; it’s an acquired skill. That’s why traditional Jewish law forbids spending money on the Sabbath. God commands us to stop shopping and count our blessings on that one day because he knows that left on our own, we wouldn’t be so inclined.”
― Wendy Mogel, quote from The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Using Timeless Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children
“Nobody really likes coffee. They just pretend to because drinking coffee makes them feel like a proper adult.”
― Holly Bourne, quote from Soulmates
“In response, Nine punches him right in the face. Because of course he does.”
― Pittacus Lore, quote from The Fate of Ten
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