Shana Norris Quotes

The only person who can make you miserable is yourself, if you hold back because
you're too afraid of failure to take a chance.

— Shana Norris

“Don't steal anymore hearts," he told me. "You've already got mine.”

— Shana Norris

“You have to take a chance sometimes for the person you love. Sometimes you just know that a huge risk is worth it.”

— Shana Norris

“You are perfect, Avery. Just like you are, flaws and everything.”

— Shana Norris

“Because you don't just walk away from someone when things get tough," Zac said. "You find a way to stick it out and figure out what's gone wrong.”

— Shana Norris

“Because you don't walk away from someone when things get tough, you find a way to stick it out and figure out what's gone wrong. - Zac Greeley, The Boyfriend Thief”

— Shana Norris

“Everyone is messed up in their own way. The funny part is we all don't want anyone else to know, so we work so hard to hide it.”

— Shana Norris

“You never know how something will work out until you go for it.”

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“Opening yourself up only caused trouble in the end.”

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“I stepped back, wrenching my hands from his. I was a boyfriend thief, I reminded myself. A boyfriend thief couldn't get personally attached to her work. It was a business agreement and nothing more. I wasn't thaf girl who fell for a guy that was absolutely, completely wrong for her and who had come along at exactly the absolute wrong time. I couldn't afford distractions at this point in my life. And Zac Greeley had distraction written all over him.”

— Shana Norris

“When something scares you the most, that's when you know you should do it.”

— Shana Norris

“I hated when people thought they knew everything there was to know about a person. There was no room to be anything different in their minds. Once someone else decided who you were, you had to be that person forever, even if it wasn't really who you wanted to be. How could anyone be. How could anyone know who they really were with all of this outside pressure to be what others expected?”

— Shana Norris

The one thing I had learned in my sixteen years was that you couldn't count on anyone to stick around. Opening yourself up only causes trouble in the end.

— Shana Norris

“Zac: Now I have a key to your house. I could sneak in tonight and disturb your beauty sleep.
Avery: Eight hours of sleep is crucial to a body that functions at peak efficiency
Zac: A body that functions at peak efficiency? Are you sure you're really sixteen? You sound like Einstein.
Avery: What would you prefer I say? 'I, like, totally need tons of sleep or else I'm, like, a complete zombie”

— Shana Norris

“Cassie you need to deside what's most important to you.”

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“Love is a form of pleasure. Pleasure is caused by the release of endorphins. The things we believe make a person attractive on pheromones. You respond positively to someone whose pheromones are compatible with your own, making you think you're falling in love. But it's all in your head. Literally. (Avery James)”

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“There will always be exceptions. Some things can never be planned.”

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“You rely too much on yo rules, Hannah. You use them as a kind of crutch to hold yourself back from new experiences. You've let these rules control everything you do in your life.”

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I scowled at him as I shifted the gear into drive. "Do you love being difficult?" I asked.
"My mom says it's my specialty," he said with a grin.

— Shana Norris

“I love you as you are," he whispered in my ear. "I want to make sure you know at least one person does.”

— Shana Norris

“I was Hannah Cohen. I wasn't perfect, but I was strong.”

— Shana Norris

1. Be honest. Don't complicate things.
2. Do what scares you the most.
3. Always do the thing that could get you arrested.
4. Don't be afraid of reality.

— Shana Norris

“I know the guy your parents don't like is exactly the kind of guy you think you want. But the idea of the bad boy is sometimes better than the reality of him.”

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“That's because you have to listen to find out things about people. Looking only tells you a small part of the story.”

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“If mom could live in her fantasy world this summer, maybe I could, too.”

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“Your parents are your parents, not you.”

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“Me, wincing a little as the effects of the slushie worked its way through him. So? Awesome, right? I'm a genius, you can”

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“Stains tell a story," Zac said, waving his arms as he spoke. "My car is full of random stains.”

— Shana Norris