Quotes from book

Twenties Girl

“You can want and want and want, but if he doesn't want you back… you might as well wish the sky were red.”

“Everyone knows revenge is a dish best served when you've had enough time to build up enough vitriol and fury.”

“No human on God's earth is a nobody.”

“It's just the way things are. And you can't dwell on what might have been. You have to look at what is.”

“You can't just switch off your feelings because the other person did.”

“Life takes us on different paths… It's not up to us to evaluate or judge them, merely respect and embrace them.
(Lara Lington - to Sadie Lancaster)”

“Life is like an escalator. You see, it carries you on regardless. And you might as well enjoy the view and seize every opportunity while you're passing. Otherwise, it'll be too late.”

“I can see the warmth. He's falling for me.”

“Your father always tries to see the good side of people; to find the excuse. But sometimes there isn't a good side. There isn't an excuse.
(Mom - to Lara Lington)”

“Honestly, it’s so easy to get what you want from people if they think you’re a psycho.”

“… you may be able to sway people's heads. But you can't sway their hearts.”

“I know what it's like to squander all your hours and all your tears and all your heart on something which turns out to be nothing. Don't waste your time.”

“The worst thing a girl can do is trail after a boy when a love affair is dead.”

“It's not enough to believe! Don't you see that, you stupid girl? You could spend your whole life hoping and believing! If a love affair is one-sided, then it's only ever a question, never an answer. You can't live your life waiting for an answer.”

“The thing about lying to your parents is, you have to do it to protect them.
It’s for their own good.”

“Some of us have hearts, you know. Some of us don't give up on true love.”