Funny Story

by Emily Henry

Mom was the only permanent thing in my life, the only thing that mattered.

“Nah, cool, laid-back girls never face consequences for their spontaneity. It’s how they’re able to keep being cool and laid-back. They’re genetically predisposed to health. They’re not allergic to poison ivy or shellfish, and they never get migraines, even if they only sleep for three hours in a cold tent, and they never burn in the sun.”

“I’m a cynic. And a cynic is a romantic who’s too scared to hope.”