When I First Knew Quotes

“I'm starting to think it isn't going to matter how I feel or what I am good at. I'm not going to be able to be myself and do the things I enjoy except in secret.”
― Joan Alden, When I First Knew

“It's not a good idea to go along with something just to please others because it doesn't make you feel good about yourself.”
― Joan Alden, When I First Knew

“No one understands why I like to go up to the cold attic to read. They don't understand that I go up there to think about things I can't think about when I am downstairs with the family. It feels dangerous to have certain thought in a room full of people.”
― Joan Alden, When I First Knew

“It's natural to be spooked in a dark boathouse, but once your eyes adjust to the dark, you can move around and minnows light up in the dark and make the black water sparkle. Which goes to show you that if you don't let yourself get too spooked, you might run across something that is swell.”
― Joan Alden, When I First Knew