Summer with a Star Quotes

“Because I never let the bad things that happened to me hold me back from helping someone else when they needed help.”
― Em Farmer, Summer with a Star

“Just remember, the power of a woman’s crushed self-esteem is far more of a challenge than any grand gesture can break through. She needs to want to feel good.”
― Em Farmer, Summer with a Star

“Tasha, I’m sorry that you’ve been hurt, but I was not the one who hurt you,” he said, taking a half step closer to her. “Don’t use what I do for a living as an excuse to walk away from what could be a good thing, what could be the best thing either of us have ever had in our lives.” “I’m not—” “And don’t, for one second, let that douche Brad hold your heart hostage any longer. You’ve held onto that for long enough. Let go.”
― Em Farmer, Summer with a Star

“That’s not what I mean either,” she sighed, then growled. “Why can’t I get this out right?” “Because what you’re trying to tell me is bullshit,” he answered. “You can try to sound all noble and pretend that you’re breaking up with me so that neither of us get hurt, when what you’re really doing is running away from taking any kind of chance.”
― Em Farmer, Summer with a Star

“It’s all about giving children what they really need, and that’s not some cheap plastic trophy or a shiny ribbon. They need attention and encouragement”
― Em Farmer, Summer with a Star

“But you know,” she stole a sideways look at him, “you don’t have to take me to the fanciest restaurant in town to impress me. I’m far humbler than that. And you impressed me plenty this afternoon.” Her smile turned downright wicked.”
― Em Farmer, Summer with a Star

“He grinned. Her self-consciousness was an absolute turn-on.”
― Em Farmer, Summer with a Star

“As his thrusts slowed and his body stilled, he sagged against her with a loud sigh. That was the sound of a thoroughly satisfied man. She would remember that sound forever.”
― Em Farmer, Summer with a Star

“His reaction was just what she had hoped for. He sucked in a breath at the friction of her hips against his erection. He kissed her again, quick and deep, then scooped her into his arms. Scooped her into his arms and dashed toward the stairs, just like something in a movie.”
― Em Farmer, Summer with a Star

“She bit her lip as if trying to decide between sky and water. The decision was between flirting with a movie star or keeping her feet on the ground where they belonged.”
― Em Farmer, Summer with a Star

“She hid the swirl of butterflies that followed by drinking her coffee. What a difference a day made. She’d learned her lesson: being a stupid jerk earned no kisses, but getting over yourself did.”
― Em Farmer, Summer with a Star

“It’s taken a lot of therapy for me to admit that I’m an unhealthy people-pleaser.”
― Em Farmer, Summer with a Star

“She was an ass. That was all there was to it. A total, irredeemable ass. Believing she was a dork who couldn’t even hang out with a guy without ending up wearing a chocolate ice cream facial was one thing. Not letting him be nice to her when he wanted to be was another.”
― Em Farmer, Summer with a Star

“They never explained in those early auditions that your life would cease to be your own or that you gave up your right to be treated like an actual person in favor of becoming a character in everyone else’s fantasy the day you picked the role that launched you into the firmament with the rest of the stars. They didn’t tell you how muddled the whole thing would become.”
― Em Farmer, Summer with a Star

“The psychology of fandom was such that people built fast bonds with celebrities, whether those bonds were real or not. It was the kind of thing you took for granted after a while.”
― Em Farmer, Summer with a Star

“changed about Summerbury since the summers she’d spent there as a child. The tiny seaside town was still adorable. She had to inch her way through Main Street to avoid shopping tourists and locals catching up with their seasonal neighbors. Summerbury’s economy”
― Merry Farmer, Summer with a Star

“Let people try to tell her she was dreaming now. Let them say that teachers couldn’t rent stunning mansions for an entire summer. She’d shown them. After two decades, Sand Dollar Point was hers. At least it was for the next”
― Merry Farmer, Summer with a Star