Summer Sparrow Quotes

“I get her for the summer and that’s it. It’s not like she was mine to keep in the first place, so I don’t let the fact that she’s gone taint the times she made me smile. What kind of life would that be, if I only dwelled on the things I lost?” My chest hitches as images of Colton’s sun-drenched face tear through my memory. He was mine for the season, but never mine to keep. My summer sparrow.”
― Emmerson Hoyt, Summer Sparrow

“You end up attached to the image of who you thought they were before you were old enough to realize that at the end of the day, parents are just people who happened to create life. The title of mom or dad doesn’t make someone perfect or worthy of our love, their actions do.”
― Emmerson Hoyt, Summer Sparrow

“He broke our hearts to save our lives.”
― Emmerson Hoyt, Summer Sparrow

“You’re right. I am an asshole, but do you want to know what I’m not? I’m not your goddamn fuck buddy. No strings, no emotion, no commitment? Are you fucking kidding me? You are mine. I get all of you, whatever that looks like. Messy. Whole. Perfect. Broken. I don’t give a fuck. I want it all, and I’ll settle for nothing less.”
― Emmerson Hoyt, Summer Sparrow

“Keep the car. What I’m pissed about is the missing ass-shaped dent in the middle of that hood. Let me know when you’re ready to put it back.”
― Emmerson Hoyt, Summer Sparrow

“Keep your chin up and never let them see you sweat. Everything that happens in here is about power. Who has it. Who wants it. Who’s willing to take it. You’re strong. Stop hiding.”
― Emmerson Hoyt, Summer Sparrow