“So what if Brian made me feel like fireworks were going off inside me. He could also make me feel like a big fat clod of heartsick dirt. It was like he could take any emotion I had and make it ten times stronger. Which is great when it's happiness but pretty darn awful if it's anything sad.” IfsFeelsMadeBigsEmotionTenStrongerFatsAwfulWhat IfDirtBrianFireworks Author:Catherine Gilbert Murdock
“But it turns out that even if I don’t talk a lot, when it’s something that matters I still have a lot to say.” IfsStillsMatterTurns Book:Dairy Queen Source: Dairy Queen
“I’d promised myself that I’d really work on talking more, talking about uncomfortable things, because I could see from Brian how well things could work out if you did.” IfsWellsTalkingWork OutUncomfortableBrian Book:The Off Season Source: The Off Season
“And if I didn’t, I’d spend the rest of my life wondering who I could have turned into if only I’d had the guts to try.” IfsTryingWonderGuts Book:Front and Center Source: Front and Center
“Everyone I looked at, their whole lives, did exactly what they were supposed to do without even questioning it, without even wondering if they could do something different.” IfsDifferentWholeWonderWhole LifeQuestioning Book:Dairy Queen Source: Dairy Queen
“It kind of struck me how great it would be to go out with a guy that size. And if you, you know, got tired of dating him, you could always use him as a house or something.” IfsKnowsKindUseWould BeGuyHouseDatingTiredSize Author:Catherine Gilbert Murdock
