Quotes from Puddle Jumping

“I have to ask. Why do you like me?”
He shifted away from me then, his brows pulled together making him look even cuter, if that was possible. “I don’t understand the question.” His hands were squeezing mine tightly as he looked down at them. “You’re my Lilly. You’ve always been my Lilly.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“I dream of you. And I don’t like it when I can’t talk to you or see you or touch you.” His eyes found mine again. “That’s love.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“This emptiness inside of me here,” he placed my hand on his chest, “means I love you. When you’re not here, I can’t focus. It’s too loud . . . But my heartbeat does this when you’re close.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“Maybe if we stopped trying to achieve movie standards of greatness, we'd be happy with what we have.”
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“I think sometimes we’re presented with the truth but we don’t want to believe it. We see things the way we want to see them. Sometimes, we choose to live in denial.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“FRIENDSHIP: A true friend is one soul in two bodies – Aristotle.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“With a small sigh he squeezed my hand tighter. “I wish you were like me.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“No,” he whispered. “You’re my beautiful Lilly. The one who makes everything right in my world.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“Talking with you would be much more enjoyable than talking with Talia, Lilly.” His eyes scanned the floor by my feet. “She’s paint by number; you’re a watercolor.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“I don’t believe there’s such a thing as conventional love. Love is bending. Love is breaking. Love is constantly learning about the other person until you go crazy because it will never be perfect, but there’s no fault in trying. I’ve loved a boy who was extraordinary beyond words, in my eyes.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“I do . . . love you. If you needed me to say it before you should have told me so. I know what it means.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“Life is meant to be lived, and if you're offered the chance to experience things with an extraordinary person, then there isn't one reason in the world to say no.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“Yeah.” He rolled his eyes. “Whatever.” And then he looked at me and the corner of his mouth pulled up into a sly smile. “They taught us that tonight to help us blend in with our peers.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“I’m sorry. Was that gross?” I asked, wanting to melt into the floor and just die. He shook his head slowly and then looked at me for a second. “I’d like to try this after you’ve brushed your teeth.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“She’s paint by number; you’re a watercolor.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“You’re my beautiful Lilly. The one who makes everything right in my world.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“It was those words that made me fall in love with him. Right there in that spot. Because he wanted me to be like him. That was his normalcy.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“I used to think there were two kinds of Crayola artists: Ones who color inside the lines and ones who don’t stay within the rigid boundaries set by thick black perimeters that make up a cuddly koala. But it seems that inside and outside the lines is just the main basis for comparison. You also have those who color lightly inside and fill each space according to the chosen and appropriate shade. Then you have those who scribble and slap any color anywhere. And sometimes these people have purple turkeys and shit that drives me absofreakinglutely crazy because, seriously”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“You were upset. I hurt you. Something must have happened to make you stay away from me. Is that right?” His nose was pressed under my ear and I fought back another round of tears because he just didn’t fully grasp it. He could have been repeating Sheila’s words for all I knew.
“You’re leaving.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“Am I your girlfriend?” “Of course.” Like it was the most obvious thing in the world.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“You’d like to think it’s a choice to love him, but it’s not, Lilly. You’ve already decided. I can see it on your face.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“Lilly. Sometimes I don’t think I have the capacity to be what you need in a significant other.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“Sometimes change makes you sit up and pay attention, opening your eyes to so many new things, it’s as if you’d been asleep for”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“I promise that love isn't easy for anyone. Anywhere.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“want to ask you a question.” He nodded. “Take me to the dance next weekend.” He tilted his head to the side and frowned. “Lilly, that was not in the form of a question. A question is a request that ends with a question mark. What you just said was a statement.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“Society has pretty much taught us that it's inside the lines, or outside. But there's so much more in between.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“But life isn't really about just geting by. Right when you've lulled yourself into a false sense of security, it likes to throw in a plot twist. Keep you on your toes.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“Nothing works,” he started, his hands kneading my sides as he tried again. “I try. And try. But nothing works. I can’t focus. I can’t . . . I can’t.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

“I have to ask. Why do you like me?” He shifted away from me then, his brows pulled together making him look even cuter, if that was possible. “I don’t understand the question.” His hands were squeezing mine tightly as he looked down at them. “You’re my Lilly. You’ve always been my Lilly.”
― Amber L. Johnson, quote from Puddle Jumping

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