The Last Boy and Girl in the World Quotes

“- Obviously, we're hoping that the weather forecasters are wrong, the way they tend to be about ninety-eight percent of the time

A few adults chuckled at that lameness. I remember thinking, hoping, that I would never turn into the kind of person who though weather jokes were funny.”
― Siobhan Vivian, The Last Boy and Girl in the World

“It was just my reality, to never have a boy be interested in me romantically for more than one random moment. Like a TV show you don't like but you end up watching anyway, because there's nothing else on.”
― Siobhan Vivian, The Last Boy and Girl in the World

“We've been told that all good things must come to an end. Even things that feel permanent. Stuff that maybe we take for granted. Like this town. Or for me, my mom. So how tightly are we supposed to hold on to stuff that we love? Really tightly? Or not at all? Should we be sad when they go away? Should we fight? Or is letting stuff we love go inevitable, like that old adage says?”
― Siobhan Vivian, The Last Boy and Girl in the World