To Sir, with Love Quotes

“Because you said you loved him. Because you deserve your fairy-tale ending. And because I’d do anything for you, Gracie Cooper. Even if it means letting you go.”
― Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love

“But somewhere deep inside me, the answer whispers anyway. No. That’s not good enough. I want to be brave enough to go after what my heart wants. I want to be bold. Daring. Happy.”
― Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love

“I think relationships are a lot like a champagne. This bottle here" - I lift it and por us each a little more - " it's crazy expensive. My dad got all of us Vooper kids a vintage from the year we were born for our twenty-first birthdays and told us to save it for the right time. We always interpreted that as save it for a special occasion. Engagements. Weddings. Celebrations. Baseball, if you're my brother." I hold the neck of the bottle, study the label. "But my dad didn't say save it for a special occasion. He said save it for the right time. It's a crucial differenc? Here? With me? he asks, his voice rough.
"Apparently. And that's sort of my point." I set the bottle down and look at him. " I don't think you can plan for the right time. Or the right woman. As far as timing's concerned, maybe sometimes you've got to make it the right time and simply trust it's the right woman.”
― Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love

“Okay, so here's another fear," I say, the bubbly apparently starting to go to my head. "And brace yourself, because this is high school-crush territory, but ... what if he doesn't like me as much as I like him?"
Sebastian nods slowly. "I get that too. It's not high school territory. It's human territory. Nobody wants to learn they're the only one feeling things.”
― Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love

“And I’d be lying if I didn’t take a lot of pride in what I think of as my personal superpower: the ability to accept and embrace things as they are, not as I wish they could be.”
― Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love

“I think the best parts of my life so far have been in my daydreams.”
― Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love

“You’ve built it up so much in your head that you’re afraid the reality won’t measure up, so you keep everyone at arm’s length.”
― Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love

“And every time, he seems to sense my gaze, because his eyes find mine. The moments of eye contact are brief—a few seconds at most. The butterflies in my stomach last much, much longer.”
― Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love

“My dear Lady,
Do you ever sense a storm is coming but can’t quite figure out the direction or the source?
Yours in severe weather predictions,
Sir
To Sir, with umbrellas,
Absolutely, though I confess I’m having one of those glorious days where I am the storm.
Lady”
― Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love

“Wouldn’t life be more interesting if everyone was a bit more open?” My question’s rhetorical, but this stiff man in his formal suit seems to consider it seriously.
“Actually, I disagree entirely. If everyone spouted their every thought to every person, you’d remove the unique joy of getting to know one person in particular.”
― Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love

“Why in God’s name would you want to piece together your future?” May asks, sounding aghast. “Half the fun’s in not knowing.”
― Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love

“Rachel gives me a sly look. “What do you think he looks like?” Medium height. Wiry build. Longish brown hair, warm brown eyes. Big smile. “I haven’t thought about it,” I say casually. “Uh-huh. Liar. In these fantasies of yours, is he by any chance a musician and a Sagittarius?”
― Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love

“But I also know that we get only so many trips around the sun.”
― Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love