Perfect Little Children Quotes

“memories of the past are not the past. They’re thoughts you have in the present, about the past.”
― Sophie Hannah, Haven't They Grown

“If we never make any changes that scare us at first, we end up missing out.”
― Sophie Hannah, Haven't They Grown

“That’s what the exercise is: you imagine that each choice goes amazingly well, and then you choose which of those ideal outcomes would be the most ideal.”
― Sophie Hannah, Haven't They Grown

“I think one of the worst mistakes we make is investing so much significance in details of our lives that don’t matter at all. We can just choose.”
― Sophie Hannah, Haven't They Grown

“But change is good for us. If we never make any changes that scare us at first, we end up missing out.”
― Sophie Hannah, Haven't They Grown

“I think one of the worst mistakes we make is investing so much significance in details of our lives that don’t matter at all. We can just choose. It doesn’t matter all that much, and maybe there’s no wrong choice.”
― Sophie Hannah, Haven't They Grown

“Not for the first time in our twenty-three-year marriage, I wonder how two people can live happily side by side and sleep in the same bed every night – two people who would probably die for each other if necessary – and yet see the world in such profoundly different ways.”
― Sophie Hannah, Haven't They Grown

“People aren’t supposed to feel jilted and have their hearts broken by their friends.”
― Sophie Hannah, Haven't They Grown

“Have you tried telling yourself that it’s the best fun ever and you’re loving every second of it? You’d be amazed how much that’ll change your attitude and the outcome.”
― Sophie Hannah, Haven't They Grown

“When you’re young, you don’t seriously wonder whether your friends might be terrible people. You’re naive and optimistic; you assume anyone occupying the structural position of best friend must be a good person deep down.”
― Sophie Hannah, Haven't They Grown

“Dom and I have often agreed that trees are like fish – we ought to know more than we do about the differences between the various types, but we’ve reached our forties and can still only identify weeping willows and salmon with any certainty.”
― Sophie Hannah, Haven't They Grown

“It’s dark outside, in that thorough way that looks like the night trying to tell you it hasn’t finished.”
― Sophie Hannah, Haven't They Grown