Georgie, All Along Quotes

“I thought I’d let go of the shame about this part of my life, the way I was basically medicating myself twenty-four hours a day. It’s no different from what millions of people do, good people who are in pain or unsure of where to turn; good people who need a break from everything in this world that’s hard and sad and unforgiving.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“They encouraged me to make friends, to try new things, to make mistakes. They gave me the space to be a blank, a mess; they never treated me like their puppet. They gave me what I needed but never told me what I wanted. They made sure I had a place to come when I was finally ready to figure it out. They loved me, no matter what. No strings attached.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“Levi Fanning,” I say softly. “Are you calling me trouble?” He lowers his mouth to kiss me, slow and perfect. “I’m calling you the best thing that ever happened to me.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“He’s tough because he’s never had a soft place to land,” Dad says. “Not a lot of kindness offered to Levi Fanning around here, for a long time, and I bet that makes it pretty hard for him sometimes. Especially when he needs to figure the soft things out.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“I’ve seen his daughter in a state of undress, and my dog’s worn a pair of her underpants.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“I perform the task of exhausted women everywhere—taking my bra off without removing my top. Once I’ve pulled it through the armhole of my tank, I fling it onto the old, slouchy couch, sending it the disgusted glare that all bras deserve after a long, hot day.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“She’s giving me something for the moment. A soft place to land.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“Just kids' isn't a thing. Important stuff happens to kids. Kids do important stuff.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“The thing that you always “think is a liability. You not making plans. You not always knowing the exact thing you want for the future.”
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“It’s wonderful. It’s the most magical thing about you, the way you adapt. I think maybe—maybe the world takes advantage of that quality in you, Georgie. I know I have, and I know Nadia did. But it isn’t your flaw. It’s your gift, and the only reason people don’t tell you all the time is because they’re too caught up in their own shit.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“I don’t think you’re poison, Lee. Not to me and not to our sister, and I bet not to Georgie, either. I wanted to tell you that, in case you were thinking any different.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“I don't like thinking about what I want for my own life, because I don't think I've ever known. My job was always a good distraction from that problem.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“Hey,” he says, arms still crossed forbiddingly. Maybe he can somehow sense I’ve seen his brother and sister. Maybe he’s got a secret love of antiquing and he saw the whole thing. “Hi,” I say, desperate to shake off this unnecessary guilt. “You’re home early.” As soon as it’s out of my mouth, I realize how weird it sounds. Home? He doesn’t live here. Early? I don’t know his regular schedule. I might as well be the one-dimensional wife in a bad TV pilot.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“Okay, so,” I finally say, which everyone knows is the agreed-upon code for best friends when one of them is about to drop some kind of bomb. “The notebook from yesterday.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“I’ve finished with the zucchini, and according to Levi’s fancy book, there are still approximately one hundred more vegetables to chop. Following recipes is terrible.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“I wanted to make things better for someone in the moment, and it didn’t matter what those things were.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“stroking the spot where I swear I felt a tear slide across my skin last night, when Levi pressed his face against my neck after he came.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“There's only one person I know who can solve problems the way you can, Georgie, and that's because you've never lived your life ten years into the future. Ten days or ten hours. You've always lived for making things better in the moment.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“I see how Georgie is always at her most expansive in moments like this: when she’s thinking about someone else, or learning about someone else, or doing something for someone else.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“Oh, I mean. You wouldn’t, right? You’re probably so booked!” Not anymore! my brain chirps. It’s just me and my old notebook full of silly ideas for now! “Speaking”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“For a second, his eyes meet mine, and I don’t know how he does it, but it’s as if he’s winking at me without actually winking. Like he’s telling me he noticed that I noticed his charm, like we’re in on a secret together. Somehow, he manages to do this without seeming smug, and I admit it: the body scan turns up something this time. Not a full-on stomach flutter, but . . . a stomach something.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“Let’s keep this simple, I can hear him saying, in that quiet but impatient voice, and my face heats in embarrassment. I shove my phone back into my purse, determined to leave it there for the rest of the afternoon.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“You’re very successful.” You murdered him cleanly, she’s saying.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“that?” “Of course you make plans for yourself!” I swear, this woman would defend me for literally anything. Of course you didn’t mean to murder him! I can practically hear her saying.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“I reach for my phone, too late remembering that I’ve already made more than a dozen pledges over the course of this cross-country drive to check it less, to stop treating it like it still needs to be superglued to my hand.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“algebra was probably a scam anyway.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“I’m in awe of anyone who’s ever done this, frankly; everyone who has should get a million dollars and also an opportunity to punch someone they don’t like in the face.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“You're thinking about you. You're thinking about your family, or your dad, because you've been trying to prove him right or wrong about you for years. You're thinking about yourself, going to work and coming home and never being anything but this cleaned-up version of Levi Fanning who won't ever put a foot wring again, because you won't try anything different.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“He’s tough because he’s never had a soft place to land,”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“He's wearing a Legend of Zelda T-shirt and I don't think he's showered yet today, but somehow he looks to me like the smartest person in the world.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along

“Back then, I didn't know what to fill up my life with, either, and I ended up picking trouble. I wonder what it would've been like if I could've picked something else. If I could've somehow picked Georige. If I could have had her in my life all along.”
― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along