The Summer of Jordi Perez Quotes

“So how'd you know you were gay?"

"How'd you know you weren't? It was probably the same way."

He laughs as we get into his car, "Touché.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“(All truly great dresses have pockets.)”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Pérez

“No, I wasn’t in love with clothes, but maybe I was in love with how clothes made me feel. I was designing how other people saw me, and that felt powerful.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Pérez

“Abbs, I’m a feminist,” he says. “I’m equally scared of all feelings.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Pérez

“It's strange how in just a couple of months, one person can become so much of your world.

Which means when your world's been expanded, when that person's gone, it feels like mass extinction.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“I like how I look, usually, but people - especially people on the internet - can be so mean when you're fat. As if fat makes you stupid or dirty or irresponsible. As if fat makes you anything other than...fat.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“The thing I love about photography is that for just a moment, you can make everyone else look at the world the way you see it.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“Then we kiss underneath the glow of dozens of lightbulbs shimmering in a tree. And for just this moment, my world is a fairy tale.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“When you're making your way through the world in a look you feel confident about, everything feels easier.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“There's a new chance to love every goddamn day.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“She’s cute, she’s smart, and she’s funny as hell,” he says. “She’s kind of like you but less …” “Gay?” Jax almost howls laughing. “I was gonna say difficult.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Pérez

“I guess I thought that friendship was something you'd always need in one specific way, but it basically goes without saying that my friendship with Jax is nothing like mine with Maliah, and somehow not in a way that makes it worse...or even better. It's just its own thing.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“I’d never really pictured myself dating anyone, it’s true, but I guess I still had this little corner in my mind tucked away even from myself about what it would be like anyway. Maybe you can’t help but lock away a little hope, no matter how improbable that possibility might be.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Pérez

“I’ve just realized that I’m probably doomed at love. Because I’m pretty sure I’m not the heroine. I don’t even think I’m in my own story.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Pérez

“When we were little, best friends could be your everything.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“The city has a reputation for constant sunshine and warmth, but once the sun is down at night, LA remembers it’s secretly a desert under its newer identity. The cool night air doesn’t care what midday was like.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“Having a crush makes you an idiot.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“Why are boys so scared of girl feelings?" I ask.
"Abbs, I'm a feminist," he says. "I'm equally scared of all feelings.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“When I watched rom-coms and saw main characters storm off from the person they once loved, I sometimes couldn't handle it. It always seemed so silly not to just give someone a chance. I had no idea how this could feel, though. I didn't know that the thing that would seem silliest is the idea of givine someone the chance to hurt you again.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“My bulletin board looks ransacked because I pulled off every photo of or by Jordi. It's strange how in just a couple months, one person can become so much of your world.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“When people ask if you're okay, it always sounds like they want you to do anything in the whole world but say no.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“I'm convinced that my physical heart feels more like a metaphorical Valentine's one right now. This must be like what it feels like to fall in love with someone, which means that somehow I, Abby Ives, am falling in love at seventeen and without any of my apparent flaws fixed. It's just me, and this is still happening.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“And right at this very moment, for maybe the first time ever, I feel like I'm in my own story.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“No one's only their happy side, even if that's all we show the world whenever we can help it.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“I'm well aware that for some reason people think social media is one of those things, like selfies and reality TV, that's bringing about the downfall of civilization. But I can't complain about being able to talk to people all over the country, and even the world, about things that matter to me.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“When it's only you and an adult, it feels safe to share lots of yourself and all of your enthusiasm. It's weird how the truth can feel so fake in front of someone your own age, though.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez

“Can my head lose too much moisture? And if it does, will that hurt my brain? Considering how stupid that sounds, I worry this process has already begun.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Pérez

“You don’t fall in love with just the good parts, and I know that now.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Pérez

“My reputation proceeds me.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Pérez

“I pop open a can of PBR, because even rich boys in fancy houses have cheap beer.”
― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Perez