Happenstance 2 Quotes

“You won’t have to worry about that. I am writing my own story. And in my story, I get a happy ending. No matter what happens, they can’t touch me.”
― Jamie McGuire, Happenstance 2

“He squeezed my hand. “All I am is all we are.”
― Jamie McGuire, Happenstance 2

“I’m not afraid of them. I refuse. No matter what they do to me, I am in control of the way others make me feel. They can’t hurt me if I don’t let them.”
― Jamie McGuire, Happenstance 2

“All I am is all we are.”
― Jamie McGuire, Happenstance 2

“I belonged with them because I belonged to them.”
― Jamie McGuire, Happenstance 2

“for the first time, he felt like part of my beginning instead of a happy ending.”
― Jamie McGuire, Happenstance 2

“what Sam said?” He nodded. “He said to keep my hands off someone else’s wife. But you’re not going to be someone else’s wife.” “Slow down, speed racer.” “You know what I mean,” he said, opening my door.”
― Jamie McGuire, Happenstance 2

“Without their mothers nearby, most of my classmates had no clue how to balance their checkbook or even how much Tylenol to take and how often. In school we were babied, scolded, and told when to eat. We even had to raise our hands for permission to go to the bathroom. In just a few short weeks we would be free to rack up credit cards and student loans, or to sign contracts for an apartment we might not be able to afford, because we were taught how to learn, but not how to live.”
― Jamie McGuire, Happenstance 2

“Within the walls of our high school were the weak, the sad, the pompous, and the proud, all flying down the same road at a hundred miles an hour to an end for which we weren’t ready. Students who were barely able to remember to bring their coats home from school were waiting to be unleashed into the world as adults.”
― Jamie McGuire, Happenstance 2

“Gran parte delle persone non lo capiva, ma manifestare le proprie emozioni era pericoloso, come cedere alle tentazioni o alle dipendenze. Permettere a qualcuno di toccarmi nel profondo significava abbassare le difese.”
― Jamie McGuire, Happenstance 2