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Aimee Friedman is an author recognized for her works in contemporary fiction. Born in 1979, Friedman has gained recognition for her unique storytelling and engaging narratives. Her writing often explores complex themes and human emotions, making her a notable figure in the literary world.

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“Because boys are boys, and books are books, and, in the end, it’s best to have a little bit of both.”

Boys Books Both

Book:A Novel Idea

Source: A Novel Idea

“...I don't want to mar the moment with questions. By not asking too much, you can believe in almost anything.”

Romance Ya 21 Proms

Book:21 Proms

Source: 21 Proms

“Parents aren't supposed to cry. Or get scared. Or lie. Right? I thought I knew all the rules. But there are no rules.”

Summer Young Adult Parents Expecatations

Book:Two Summers

Source: Two Summers

“But, standing in the fading golden sunlight now, I can feel some of the scars of the summer stabbing over. I can feel the promise of a new beginning.”

Summer Scars Beginnings

Book:Two Summers

Source: Two Summers

“There's this magical sense of possibility that stretches like a bridge between June and August. A sense that anything can happen.”

Book:Two Summers

Source: Two Summers

“By not asking too much, you can believe in almost anything..like..a starry night in the mountains, or even the existence of fate.”

Believe Night Existence Too Much Fate Mountain Asking Starry Night Asking Too Much

Author:Aimee Friedman

“It struck me then how much the past - not just the past but history and family - was like the ocean tide. It was always the same ocean, but the waves made it fresh and new each time.”

Made Past Ocean Wave Made It Tides

Author:Aimee Friedman

“...Promises are more dangerous then secrets.”

Secret Dangerous Promise

Author:Aimee Friedman

“My skin prickled and I looked back at the ocean. None of us ask for the things we inherit; they are thrust upon us, willy-nilly. Like The Marine, I suddenly understood. Mom and I weren't trespassing. This house was ours. This view was ours. And that seemed as absurd and unreal as the stories Sailor Hat had spun for me on the ferry.”

Stories Asks House Views Mom Ocean Understood Skins Absurd Hats Marine Thrust Sailor Unreal Spun Ferry Trespassing

Author:Aimee Friedman

“Come find me," Leo put in, his gaze full of understanding. "Whenever you want. I'll be here.”

Want Understanding Find Me

Book:Ocean of Secrets

Source: Ocean of Secrets

“I couldn't think. The basics of my life seemed altered and thrown into question. After all, our families--our ancestors--are our identities. Biology is destiny. I'm not who you think I am, I had said to T.J. the last time I'd seen him. Maybe I wasn't who I'd thought I was either.”

Thinking Said Lasts Destiny Identity Our Family Thrown Biology Ancestor Last Time Altered Basics

Author:Aimee Friedman

“Summer-induced stupidity. That was the diagnosis.”

Summer Stupidity Diagnosis Summer Sun

Book:Ocean of Secrets

Source: Ocean of Secrets

“When people went on vacation, they shed their home skins, thought they could be a new person.”

People Persons Home Summer Skins Vacation Shed Sea Change

Book:Sea Change

Source: Sea Change

“I watched the land for as long as I could, until it disappeared behind its shawl of mist, and until I had it fixed in my mind - unchanged, mysterious and beautiful”

Mind Long Beautiful Behinds Land Mysterious Fixed Mist

Book:Sea Change

Source: Sea Change

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Born: 1979
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