Aimee Friedman Quotes & Sayings

There's this magical sense of possibility that stretches like a bridge between June and August. A sense that anything can happen. — Aimee Friedman

I watched the land for as long as I could, until it disappeared behind its shawl of mist, and until I had it fixed in my mind - unchanged, mysterious and beautiful — Aimee Friedman

My skin prickled and I looked back at the ocean. None of us ask for the things we inherit; they are thrust upon us, willy-nilly. Like The Marine, I suddenly understood. Mom and I weren't trespassing. This house was ours. This view was ours. And that seemed as absurd and unreal as the stories Sailor Hat had spun for me on the ferry. — Aimee Friedman

...Promises are more dangerous then secrets. — Aimee Friedman

I don't want to mar the moment with questions. By not asking too much, you can believe in almost anything. — Aimee Friedman

It struck me then how much the past - not just the past but history and family - was like the ocean tide. It was always the same ocean, but the waves made it fresh and new each time. — Aimee Friedman

Summer-induced stupidity. That was the diagnosis ... — Aimee Friedman

Parents aren't supposed to cry. Or get scared. Or lie. Right? I thought I knew all the rules. But there are no rules. — Aimee Friedman

I want to tell her that promises are as dangerous as secrets, but by then she's floating out the door. I hear her light footsteps on the stairs, and then the front door slams. — Aimee Friedman

I think those of us who can't sleep dream better than anyone else,' Emmaline whispers with a smile. 'After all, we get to own the night. — Aimee Friedman

But, standing in the fading golden sunlight now, I can feel some of the scars of the summer stabbing over. I can feel the promise of a new beginning. — Aimee Friedman

When people went on vacation, they shed their home skins, thought they could be a new person. — Aimee Friedman

I couldn't think. The basics of my life seemed altered and thrown into question. After all, our families
our ancestors
are our identities. Biology is destiny.
I'm not who you think I am, I had said to T.J. the last time I'd seen him. Maybe I wasn't who I'd thought I was either. — Aimee Friedman

Come find me," Leo put in, his gaze full of understanding. "Whenever you want. I'll be here. — Aimee Friedman

By not asking too much, you can believe in almost anything..like..a starry night in the mountains, or even the existence of fate. — Aimee Friedman