J.M. Richards

Quotes

• “I had always thought that I was fine with being alone. Halfway through high school, I moved from Brazil to America, and ...”
• “Jill!” I called to her through our connecting bathroom as I pulled on some jeans. “You realize I’ve been more than twent...”
• “I suddenly felt the way Cinderella might have felt if she hadn’t had that convenient midnight curfew: my feet were hurti...”
• “I wouldn’t joke if you weren’t always patching me up,” Davin retorted. He looked at Chad again. “You must have noticed, ...”
• “I bundled in my own blanket and reflected on the strange and somewhat unexpected friendship that was slowly developing b...”
• “He smiled at me shyly and took a step closer. I froze, heart pounding, as he put one hand on my cheek and leaned toward ...”
• “He pinned me in place with a direct look, his dark brown eyes smoldering. “You’re Mary Jane,” he said finally. “And you ...”
• “It’s so peaceful. I could go to sleep in here.” His eyes flickered to me once more, and for a dizzying second I wasn’t t...”
• “Amazing? My heart fluttered. “But I don’t want Flash or Harry,” I murmured. “You want Spider-Man,” he finished for me, l...”
• “When the moment shifts, and you realize you don't actually want to be alone, that underneath the bravado is an ache that...”
• “Suddenly finding it hard to breathe. It wasn’t because his grip was too tight, mind you. It was just the sudden proximit...”
• “It was nice. Even in high school, I’d mostly had makeshift friends forged by the shared status of outcast. It was rare f...”
• “You shouldn’t have to pretend to be as excited as I am just to make me happy. If it comes to that, you shouldn’t have to...”
• “As much as I cared about him, I wasn’t a slave to fate. I could choose to ignore my feelings, strong as they were. It wo...”
• “Nice slippers,” Davin grinned. They were green and furry. “Thanks.” I shrugged and looked him over, half expecting to se...”
• “Oh, it was 1775.” “What?” “1775. The Battle of Bunker Hill.” “Oh.” I laughed. “We learned about it the day we met,” he a...”
• “Um, you don’t have to join me, but if you’re looking for a table, there are a couple good seats over there.” He nodded t...”
• “Well, if you can accept that I’m a great big geeky fangirl, then I guess I can accept that you’re a skeptic and a realis...”
• “I got through it, and I wore it like a badge of honor—I Can Be Alone and it's Okay.”
• “I need you to just trust me for now without knowing all the answers.”
• “If he can’t handle it, then you aren’t very good friends, are you?”
• “Being in love with your best friend is problematic.”
• “You have to be a friend to have them.”
• “I Can Be Alone and it's Okay.”