E. Lockhart, We Were Liars Quotes

Be a little kinder than you have to.

Someone once wrote that a novel should deliver a series of small astonishments. I get the same thing spending an hour with you.

See the world as it is, not as you wish it would be

The universe is seeming really huge right now. I need something to hold on to.

Whoever dies with the most stuff wins.

I wanted so much for us: a life free of constriction and prejudice. A life free to love and be loved.

He was contemplation and enthusiasm. Ambition and strong coffee. I could have looked at him forever.

Divorce shreds the muscles of our hearts so that they will hardly beat without a struggle.

Always do what you're afraid to do. ...I will prove myself strong when they think I am sick. I will prove myself brave when they think I am weak.

In fact, the mark of tragedy became, with time, a mark of glamour.

Go on, strike, said the witch, smiling. Fire is beautiful. Nothing bad will happen.

The island is ours. Here, in some way, we are young forever.

suffer. you could say it means endure, but thats not exactly right

Suffer. You could say it means endure, but that's not exactly right

Touching him is familiar and unfamiliar. We have been here before. Also we have never been here before.

My boyfriend is named Percocet, " I say. "We're very close. I even went to Europe with him last summer.

For the old people in my family—Mummy, the aunties, Granddad—the accumulation of beautiful objects is a life goal.Whoever dies with the most stuff wins.Wins what? is what I’d like to know.

When blood dripped on my bare feet or poured over the book I was reading, he was kind.

One day, she ventured to the palace library and was delighted to find what good company books could be.

Better than chocolate, being with you last night. Silly me, I thought that nothing was better than chocolate.