The Fragile Ordinary Quotes

“What if what I really want…is you?”
… My answer was instant and absolute. “Then you have me.”
― Samantha Young, The Fragile Ordinary

“Oh, Com.” Vicki hugged me tight, and it was such a relief to be held by her I almost squeezed her to death in return. “We’re all idiots when it comes to boys.”
― Samantha Young, The Fragile Ordinary

“Much to my disturbance, I discovered that just because you tell yourself you can’t possibly be attracted to a Neanderthal, doesn’t mean you suddenly stop being attracted to a Neanderthal.”
― Samantha Young, The Fragile Ordinary

“Yet, it was different because I was alone without really being alone. I was surrounded by real live people who liked the bubble just as much as I did.”
― Samantha Young, The Fragile Ordinary

“Before you, I believed real, true, glorious living was in adventure, was in the extraordinary. But I’ve learned that time is not so forgiving, and the real beautify of life is in the fragile ordinary.”
― Samantha Young, The Fragile Ordinary

“My anchor, he pulled me back to myself, to him, and slowly, but surely, I began to breathe again.”
― Samantha Young, The Fragile Ordinary

“What most people never learned was that sometimes what would make us happy the most also scares us the most. Sometimes being happy meant being brave.

I aimed to be brave every second of every day.”
― Samantha Young, The Fragile Ordinary

“My name is Comet Caldwell,” I said, wincing slightly at the way my voice echoed around the room. “I’m seventeen and...this is my poem.

“Before you
Real life was a blurred Monet,
Dripping Tuesday’s pale blue
Into Wednesday’s dull gray;
All color muted to a lesser hue.
It was hot chocolate gone tepid,
And a winter with no snow.
Sea air somehow turned fetid,
Favorite shoes you outgrow.

Before you,
Real life was without magic,
No acts of heroism in sight.
Just girl, not savior, not telepathic,
No fight of dark against light.
There were no wizards or warlocks,
Angels and demons didn’t exist.
Its only charm was in its boardwalks,
Where sand and sea always kissed.

Before you,
I preferred the dreams I could buy;
A plethora of worlds to explore.
Lose myself in the beauty of a lie,
Have friends who never keep score.
Where there’s truth in true romance,
And uncool shy girls become heroes.
Where days are filled with thrilling happenstance,
And people have answers nobody here does.

Before you,
I judged without truly knowing,
Let people slip through my hands.
Saw someone flashy and outgoing,
And determined they’d never understand.
You made me see everyone’s layers,
All their secrets and fears.
Proving we’re all merely players,
Who smile through our tears.

Before you,
I believed real, true, glorious living
Was in adventure, was in the extraordinary.
But I’ve learned that time is not so forgiving,
And the real beauty of life is in the fragile ordinary”
― Samantha Young, The Fragile Ordinary

“That you shouldn’t let yourself be so consumed by one person that you forget about yourself and the other people around you who care about you.”
― Samantha Young, The Fragile Ordinary

“I judged you and that’s the awful truth.
You didn’t pass my test, so I labeled you a thug.
I judged you when I had no proof;
Lumped you in with the rest, swept you under the rug.

—CC”
― Samantha Young, The Fragile Ordinary

“Courage wasn’t something you found at the bottom of a hot chocolate or in a few words of encouragement from your favorite teacher. Courage was clearly something I needed to find, but how was I supposed to when there was a big part of me that didn’t mind the fact I hadn’t discovered it?”
― Samantha Young, The Fragile Ordinary

“When you were in love like we were in love, there existed a temporary forever ahead of you. A knowledge that what we had was for life, but that life was only guaranteed by the second.
Which meant that every second I had a choice to make, I had to choose what would really make me happy. What most people never learned was that sometimes what would make us happy the most also scares us the most. Sometimes being happy meant being brave.
I aimed to be brave every second of every day.”
― Samantha Young, The Fragile Ordinary

“We loved each other. This was real love, I decided as he hugged me close to his side. It had to be. Because nothing had ever felt more real in my entire life.”
― Samantha Young, The Fragile Ordinary