Jennifer R. Hubbard Quotes & Sayings

I didn't know how to act; whether to make eye contact, how long to look at her, how close to walk. I didn't talk to people much, except Jake and Val, and with them I could talk about anything. What were you supposed to say to people you barely knew? That was the kind of thing I needed lessons in - forget algebra and history. — Jennifer R. Hubbard

He stared at my wet hair. "You been under that fucking waterfall again?"
"Not today." I didn't get why it bothered him so much, unless maybe the thought it set a bad example for Nicki. "Why do you care?"
He shrugged. "I don't. Knock your brains loose if you want." He blew out a huge cloud of smoke, which I thought was a pretty ironic thing to do while giving me a safety lecture. — Jennifer R. Hubbard

We'd both been pushing at the walls of our secret world, pushing at each other. We'd give each other everything we could. — Jennifer R. Hubbard

Nothing Stays Secret Forever — Jennifer R. Hubbard

Even thought you've been acting like a jerk all night, you're still here. I could tell you were angry. So you're angry; at least you're something. You're not nothing anymore. — Jennifer R. Hubbard

But we'd had only so many nights together, and the notebook had only so many pages, and that world was never going to get any bigger. The truth was that I couldn't have kept her even if she'd lived. At the end, we'd both been pushing at the walls of our secret world, pushing at each other. We'd given each other everything we could. It wasn't enough for either of us anymore. — Jennifer R. Hubbard

Once you're out here in the world, nobody cares where you used to live. Who you are, that's what counts. — Jennifer R. Hubbard

Believe me," he said, pointing his finger at me like a gun, "no good comes from lying about what you really want. — Jennifer R. Hubbard

Like I told you on Thanksgiving, pretending is a lousy way to get through life. — Jennifer R. Hubbard

Sometimes, almost getting what you want is worse than never coming close. — Jennifer R. Hubbard

But we'd only had so many nights together, and the notebook had so many pages, and the world was never going to get bigger. — Jennifer R. Hubbard

What do you think about when you can't sleep? Sometimes I think about the ocean. I can see it lapping on the shore, waves rolling in one after the other, washing over the sand, never stopping. That's what usually puts me to sleep. — Jennifer R. Hubbard