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1 " When people went on vacation, they shed their home skins, thought they could be a new person. "
― Aimee Friedman , Sea Change
2 " 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 , Two Summers
3 " Summer-induced stupidity.That was the diagnosis... "
4 " 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. "
5 " There's this magical sense of possibility that stretches like a bridge between June and August. A sense that anything can happen. "
6 " Because boys are boys, and books are books, and, in the end, it’s best to have a little bit of both. "
― Aimee Friedman , A Novel Idea
7 " 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 "
8 " 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. "
9 " ...Promises are more dangerous then secrets. "
― Aimee Friedman
10 " By not asking too much, you can believe in almost anything..like..a starry night in the mountains, or even the existence of fate. "
11 " Come find me," Leo put in, his gaze full of understanding. "Whenever you want. I'll be here. "
12 " 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. "
13 " 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. "
14 " 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 , The Year My Sister Got Lucky
15 " 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. "
