Island Girls Quotes

“She had had so little of this, Jenny thought, this fierce thrust and yank of family altercation, the daily squabbling, making up, hugging, laughing, bickering, fussing, stomping, snorting, and simple collapsing side by side on the sofa. She’d seen it happen in her friends’ families. It had frightened her. But now she saw how it made people whole, how life was made of dark and light, yin and yang, quarrels and peace. This was how a person learned to forgive. It was how a person learned to care so deeply their heart was laid open as if with a knife.”
― Nancy Thayer, Island Girls

“question. “I don’t know. I like Boston. And I like being close to my mom.” “And your sisters.” Arden hesitated. This was officially a first date,”
― Nancy Thayer, Island Girls