Quotes from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“I love you: You imagine hearing the words from someone not related to you, someone not your best friend, but when someone you love, someone you dream about, actually says them, it makes your body melt and your breath get caught in your chest.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“Sometimes you don't need lightning to start a fire. Sometimes, it builds on its own.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“No one was perfect. But we all did the best we could. I guessed you had to forgive when you could, move on when you couldn't, and love your family and friends for who they were instead of punishing them for who they weren't.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck chlamydia?”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“We're all crazy. What's your specific form of crazy?”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“I love you."
You imagine hearing the words from someone related not related to you, someone not your best friend, but when someone you love, you dream about, actually says them, it makes your body melt and your breath get caught in your chest.
"You love me?" I asked, leaning toward him.
He nodded.
"Say it again" I said. I let my knee bump against his.
"I love you," he repeated.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“They write songs about California girls for a reason.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“She said people found running to something easier than running from something.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“You can tell a lot about a person not just by their successes, but by how they deal with their setbacks”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“Funny how life messed with you.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“Why do you think people cheat?," I asked.
"Because they're bored? Because they can? Because they're selfish and think they're entitled to anything they want? Because they don't think they'll get caught?”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“Dad? Um, listen. I have kind of a crazy story for you....”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“Part of me could do it. Run off and get married. But another part... Another part of me wondered if I could really trust anyone. If all relationships were all doomed.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“Yup, believe it: I was born on March 28, yet my name is April.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“You don't just decide to have sex because you feel like having sex. You decide to have sex once you realize you're in love with someone and want to express that love physically.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“Liking someone doesn't make you weak.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“A guy who treats his mom well, treats his wife well.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“Getting married is forever, no matter what my spouse does.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“Lightning only strikes once," my dad said. "And when it hits, you know.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

“you had to forgive when you could, move on when you couldn’t, and love your family and friends for who they were instead of punishing them for who they weren’t.”
― Sarah Mlynowski, quote from Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)

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