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Gabrielle Zevin, born on October 24, 1977, is an American author whose works span across various genres, including novels, young adult literature, and adult fiction. She is admired for her unique narrative style and profound humanistic concerns.

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Famous Gabrielle Zevin Quotes

“People, you'll find, aren't usually all good or bad. Sometimes they're just a little bit good and a whole lot bad. And sometimes they're mostly good with a dash of bad. And most of us, well, we fall in the middle somewhere.”

People Wells Littles Sometimes Whole Fall Bits Middle Little Bit Elsewhere

Book:Elsewhere

Source: Elsewhere

“Hi there," squeaked a precocious little voice, "you are speaking to Chloe Fusakawa, and I have just learned how to answer the phone.”

Littles Voice Answers Technology Phones Chloe Precocious

Author:Gabrielle Zevin

“I was crying a little for the boy I had wanted him to be and the boy he hadn’t turned out to be.”

Littles Wanted Boys Cry

Author:Gabrielle Zevin

“But I believe good things happen everyday. I believe good things happen even when bad things happen. And I believe on a happy day like today, we can still feel a little sad. And that's life, isn't it?”

Life Feels Believe Littles Stills Happens Today I Believe Good Things Everyday Things Happen Bad Things Bad Things Happen Happy Day When Bad Things Happen

Book:Elsewhere

Source: Elsewhere

“The baby, a girl, is born at 6:24 a.m. She weighs six pounds, ten ounces. The mother takes the baby in her arms and asks her, "Who are you, my little one?" And in response, this baby, who is Liz and not Liz at the same time, laughs.”

Littles Mother Girl Asks Born Laughing Baby Arms Ten Six Response Pounds Liz

Book:Elsewhere

Source: Elsewhere

“My heart was a little bit broken, but I still had to go to school. I buttoned my dress shirt over it and my winter coat, too. I hoped it didn't show too much.”

Heart Littles Stills Shows School Bits Too Much Broken My Heart Little Bit Dresses Winter Shirts Over It Coats

Author:Gabrielle Zevin

“Saying you're through with romance is like saying you're done with living, Betty. Life is better with a little romance, you know.”

Knows Littles Done Romance Life Is

Book:Elsewhere

Source: Elsewhere

“Daddy always said the only thing worth begging for was your life, but maybe he was wrong. Maybe sometimes your love is a little bit worth begging for, too.”

Littles Said Sometimes Bits Love Is Little Bit Daddy Begging

Book:All These Things I've Done

Source: All These Things I've Done

“It was such a sweet, sad song with such sweet, sad lyrics. Old-fashioned a little, but also timeless.”

Littles Song Sweet Timeless Old Fashioned Sad Song

Author:Gabrielle Zevin

About the Author

Born: October 24, 1977
Known for: Author
Quotes: 249

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and TomorrowRelated source material

ElsewhereRelated source material

All These Things I've DoneRelated source material

The Storied Life of A.J. FikryRelated source material

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A NovelRelated source material

Memoirs of a Teenage AmnesiacRelated source material

Young Jane YoungRelated source material

All These Things I've Done: A NovelRelated source material

Because It Is My BloodRelated source material

In the Age of Love and ChocolateRelated source material

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