Certain Girls Quotes

“The truth is, what I learned this year is that life is hard...Good people die for no reason. Little kids get sick. The people that are supposed to love you end up leaving.”
― Jennifer Weiner, Certain Girls

“Maybe it was inertia -or worse, fear- that was keeping me in the same place.”
― Jennifer Weiner, Certain Girls

“Hefty? I'd railed to Peter, waving the clipping for emphasis. Hefty? For the record 'Hefty' is a trash bag. I'm festively plump.”
― Jennifer Weiner, Certain Girls

“So I could write a story about a girl who was a lot like me, her ex-boyfriend, who was a lot like Satan, witha twitchy eyelid and a penis the size of a worn-down nub of an eraser.”
― Jennifer Weiner, Certain Girls

“When you get everything you wanted, I think maybe you do have to be a little grateful for the people who got you there.. whether or not they thought they were doing you any favors at the time.”
― Jennifer Weiner, Certain Girls

“Everyone has sorrow. Everyone has obligations. Everyone keeps going. You lean on the people who love you. You do the best you can and you keep going.”
― Jennifer Weiner, Certain Girls

“This is motherhood for you,” said my own mother. “Going through life with your heart outside your body.”
― Jennifer Weiner, Certain Girls

“Better Peter than me,”
― Jennifer Weiner, Certain Girls

“Eight years older than me,”
― Jennifer Weiner, Certain Girls