The Whole Thing Together Quotes

“That seemed a sad thing about human nature - how much more time we spend thinking about what we don' have, or have lost, than about what we have.”
― Ann Brashares, The Whole Thing Together

“Why was it there were some things you could have multiples of, like daughters and sisters, and other things you didn’t, like fathers and husbands?”
― Ann Brashares, The Whole Thing Together

“If you want to be taken seriously, be serious. Take yourself seriously.”
― Ann Brashares, The Whole Thing Together

“Relief was a poor guide if ever there was one.”
― Ann Brashares, The Whole Thing Together

“Mattie felt sympathy and judgement growing together. They didn't cancel each other out.”
― Ann Brashares, The Whole Thing Together

“A person had to live with his lies. That was what they cost.”
― Ann Brashares, The Whole Thing Together

“I love you. I love him...I think you would love each other. But that math has failed me before.”
― Ann Brashares, The Whole Thing Together

“That was her life's challenge. Not to shy away from the pain. Not to deny it, but rather to take it on. Give it a voice if it needed one. Accept that it had a right to be.”
― Ann Brashares, The Whole Thing Together

“When it came to your own family, it was hard to remember how weird they were.”
― Ann Brashares, The Whole Thing Together

“It was hard keeping the love and hate separate in their family.”
― Ann Brashares, The Whole Thing Together

“What a history they had together, not together.”
― Ann Brashares, The Whole Thing Together