Beyond Summer Quotes

“Do not let yesterday use up too much of today”
― Lisa Wingate, Beyond Summer

“Something in me snapped, then. I was sick of people being hard on each other, being hateful and critical when there wasn’t any need for it. I was sick of mortgage companies sending bills you didn’t sign up for, and Mama acting like I’d always be a screwup, and working but never seeming to have enough money, and the world just taking one look and sticking you in a box and trying to keep you there. Maybe people, even people like Sesay, were more than what showed on the surface.”
― Lisa Wingate, Beyond Summer

“It was so much harder having a family, making a life, than I’d ever thought it would be. It wasn’t just playing with your kids, or changing their diapers, or making sure they had naps and food to eat. There were all the other things they needed—love, advice, understanding, patience. They needed you to set an example, to be good to them even on the days you didn’t feel like it, even on the days you wanted to give up and have somebody take care of you for a change. Here”
― Lisa Wingate, Beyond Summer

“What should matter is whether or not you can live with who you are.”
― Lisa Wingate, Beyond Summer

“There are no bad men. Just the lost looking to be found, sister.”
― Lisa Wingate, Beyond Summer

“I’ve been giving them all the control, but when you get right down to it, what should matter is whether or not you can live with who you are.” What should matter is whether or not you can live with who you are.”
― Lisa Wingate, Beyond Summer