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Jandy Nelson is an American writer known for her young adult literature, which often delves into the emotional and identity struggles of adolescence, resonating with readers across generations.

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Famous Jandy Nelson Quotes

“This is what I want: I want to grab my brother’s hand and run back through time, losing years like coats falling from our shoulders.”

Want Years Hands Running Fall Brother Losing Shoulders My Brother Coats Rough Times

Book:I'll Give You the Sun

Source: I'll Give You the Sun

“We wish with our hands, that's what we do as artists.”

Hands Artist Wish

Book:I'll Give You the Sun

Source: I'll Give You the Sun

“There once was a girl who found herself dead. She peered over the ledge of heaven and saw that back on earth her sister missed her too much, was way too sad, so she crossed some paths that would not have crossed, took some moments in her hand shook them up and spilled them like dice over the living world. It worked. The boy with the guitar collided with her sister. "There you go, Len," she whispered. "The rest is up to you.”

World Way Moments Hands Earth Girl Found Heaven Boys Path Saws Too Much Guitar Up To You Dice Ledges

Book:The Sky Is Everywhere

Source: The Sky Is Everywhere

“He doesn't have to say it, i feel it too; it's not subtle - like every bell for miles and miles is ringing at once, loud and clanging, hungry ones and tiny, happy, chiming ones, all of them sounding off in this moment. I put my hands around his neck, pull him to me, and then he's kissing me hard and so deep, and i am flying, sailing, soaring.”

Feels Hard Moments Hands Kissing Tiny Miles Flying Hungry Loud Necks Subtle Bells Sailing Soar

Author:Jandy Nelson

“I have an impulse to write all over the orange walls- I need an alphabet of endings ripped out of books, of hands pulled off of clocks, of cold stones, of shoes filled with nothing but wind.”

Needs Writing Book Hands Wind Wall Cold Stones Filled Shoes Impulse Clock Orange Ripped Alphabet

Book:The Sky Is Everywhere

Source: The Sky Is Everywhere

About the Author

Born: June 24, 1985
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 157

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I'll Give You the SunRelated source material

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