“He gives me a kiss that barely touches my lips – it means nothing or everything. After he’s gone, I think, Happy birthday to me. Jack says, ‘That was the guy?’ ‘That was him.’ Jake shakes his head. ‘What?’ ‘He’s not for you,’ he says. I say, ‘How do you know?’ but what I mean is, How do you know? ‘He’s like Ashley Wilkes,’ he says. ‘Any one of these guys is Rhett-ier than he is.’ Again, I ask my benignly inflected, ‘How do you know?’ ‘How do I know?’ he says, tackling me into a bear hug. ‘How do I know? I know, that’s how I know.” ThinkingKnowsGivingMeanGuyAsksKnow HowGoneBearsKissingGive MeLipsShakesDo You KnowHugTacklingJakeAshleyAshley WilkesBear Hugs Author:Melissa Bank
“You will say good-bye for all the right reasons. You're tired of living in wait for his apocalypse. You have your own fight on your hands, and though it's no bigger or more noble than his, it will require all of your energy. It's you who has to hold on to earth. You have to tighten your grip -- which means letting go of him.” MeanReasonHandsEarthFightingEnergyWaitingLetting GoBiggerTiredNobleApocalypseByeGood ByeSaying Good Bye Book:The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing Source: The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
“Whenever people say they didn't like the main character of a book, they mean they didn't like the book. The main character has to be a friend? I don't get that.” PeopleMeanBookCharacterMain Characters Author:Melissa Bank