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Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) QUOTES

Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) QUOTES

1 " I wonder if I'll ever have to decide which is worse, life as we're living or no life at all. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

2 " But she's wrong about hell. You don't have to wait until you're dead to get there. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

3 " The Christmas after Mom & Dad split up, they both went crazy buying us presents. Matt, Jonny, and I were showered with gifts at home and at Dads apartment. I thought that was great. I was all in favor of my love being paid for with presents.

This year all I got was a diary and a secondhand watch.

Okay, I know this is corny, but this really is what Christmas is all about. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

4 " I wonder if I cry whether my tears would be gray. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

5 " I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's would still be open. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

6 " Which means every tomorrow is going to be worse than every today. Why feel sorry for myself today when tomorrow's bound to be worse? "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

7 " We're all alive. We're all healthy. These are the good times. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

8 " My existence is the only gift I have left to give, but it will have to do. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

9 " Every day we're one day closer to death. But there's no reason to rush into it. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

10 " I never really thought about how when I look at the moon, it's the same moon as Shakespeare and Marie Antoinette and George Washington and Cleopatra looked at. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

11 " So we baked and sweated together. I like punching the dough. I told myself it was the moon and punched it senseless. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

12 " We're all alive. We're all health. These are the good times. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

13 " The only way you can be the best at something is to be the best you can be. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

14 " Just in case the world ends tomorrow, we might as well enjoy today. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

15 " What about desserts?" I asked. "If the world comes to an end, I'm going to want cookies."
"We're all going to want cookies if the world comes to an end," Mrs. Nesbitt agreed. "And chips and pretzels. If the world is coming to an end, why should I care about my blood pressure?"
"Okay, we'll die fat," Mom said. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

16 " I have no privacy. But I feel so alone. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

17 " I wondered how many people had sung "By the dawn's early light' yesterday and were dead today. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

18 " People see what they want to see "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

19 " But I don't want to have to stop feeling. I really think I'd rather die than stop feeling. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)

20 " We may not have a future, but you can't deny we have a past. "

― Susan Beth Pfeffer , Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)