Jenny Han Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. Do you think there's a difference? Between belonging with and belonging to? To All the Boys I've Loved Before

2. Don’t marry him. Don’t be with him. Be with me. We'll Always Have Summer

3. He came up and kissed me on my forehead, and before he stepped away, I closed my eyes and tried hard to memorize this moment. I wanted to remember him exactly as he was right then, how his arms looked brown against his white shirt, the way his hair was cut a little too short in the front. Even the bruise, there because of me.Then he was gone.Just for that moment, the thought that I might never see him again… it felt worse than death. I wanted torun after him. Tell him anything, everything. Just don’t go. Please just never go. Please just always be near me, so I can at least see you.Because it felt final. I always believed that we would find our way back to each other every time. That no matter what, we would be connected—by our history, by this house. But this time, this last time, it felt final. Like I would never see him again, or that when I did, it would be different, there would be a mountain between us.I knew it in my bones. That this time was it. I had finally made my choice, and so had he. He let me go. I was relieved, which I expected. What I didn’t expect was to feel so much grief.Bye bye, Birdie. We'll Always Have Summer

4. I clap my hands in delight. Is there anything more intoxicating than making a boy bend to your will? Always and Forever, Lara Jean

5. I love Jere more than anybody. He’s my brother, my family. I hate myself for doing this. But when I see you two together, I hate him too. His voice broke.Don’t marry him. Don’t be with him. Be with me. We'll Always Have Summer

6. I say, In the contract we said we wouldn’t break each other’s hearts. What if we do it again? Fiercely he says, What if we do? If we’re so guarded, it’s not going to be anything. Let’s do it fucking for real, Lara Jean. Let’s go all in. No more contract. No more safety net. You can break my heart. Do whatever you want with it. P.S. I Still Love You

7. I suppose I'll say it all started with a love letter Always and Forever, Lara Jean

8. If love is like a possession, maybe my letter are like my exorcisms To All the Boys I've Loved Before

9. It's a known fact, that in life, you can't have everyhing. In my heart, I knew that I loved them both as much as it is possible to love two people at the same time. Conrad and I were linked, we would always be linked. That wasn't something I could do away with. And I know that now--that love isn't something you can erase--no matter how hard you try.

10. It's the imperfections that make things beautiful The Summer I Turned Pretty

11. It’s hard to throw away history. It was like you were throwing away a part of yourself. The Summer I Turned Pretty

12. Kitty's always saying how origin stories are important.At college, when people ask us how we met, how will we answer them? The short story is, we grew up together. But that's more Josh's and my story. High school sweet-hearts? That's Peter and Gen's story. So what's ours, then?I suppose I'll say it all started with a love letter. Always and Forever, Lara Jean

13. Love is scary: it changes; it can go away. That's the part of the risk. I don't want to be scared anymore. To All the Boys I've Loved Before

14. Moments, when lost, can't be found again. They're just gone. The Summer I Turned Pretty

15. Moments, when lost, can't be found again. They're just gone. The Summer I Turned Pretty

16. Never say no when you really want to say yes. Always and Forever, Lara Jean

17. Smirking, he says, "Whatever spell you just tried to cast on me, it didn't work, so I think you need to go back to Hogwarts. To All the Boys I've Loved Before

18. Sometimes it’s like people are a million times more beautiful to you in your mind. It’s like you see them through a special lens — but maybe if it’s how you see them,that’s how they really are. It’s like the whole tree falling in the forest thing. The Summer I Turned Pretty

19. That's when I finally got it. I finally understood. It wasn't the thought that counted. It was the actual execution that mattered, the showing up for somebody. The intent behind it wasn't enough. Not for me. Not anymore. It wasn't enough to know that deep down, he loved me. You had to actually say it to somebody, show them you cared. And he just didn't. Not enough. It's Not Summer Without You

20. The most believable lies are the ones that are atleast a little bit true. To All the Boys I've Loved Before

21. There hadn’t been one specific moment. It was like gradualy waking up. You go from being asleep to the space between dreaming and awake and then into consciousness. It’s a slow process, but when you’re awake, there’s no mistaking it. There was no mistaking that it had been love. We'll Always Have Summer

22. We stood there, looking at each other, saying nothing. But it was the kind of nothing that meant everything. In his eyes, there was no trace of what had happened between us earlier and I could feel something inside me break.So that was that. We were finally, finally over.I looked at him, and I felt so sad, because this thought occurred to me: 'I will never look at you the same way again. I'll never be that girl again. The girl who comes running back every time you push her away, the girl who loves you anyway.'I couldn’t even be mad at him, because this was who he was. This was who he’dalways been. He’d never lied about that. He gave and then he took away. I felt it in the pit of my stomach, the familiar ache, that lost, regretful feeling only he could give me. I never wanted to feel it again. Never, ever.Maybe this was why I came, so I could really know. So I could say good-bye.I looked at him, and I thought, 'If I was very brave or very honest, I would tell him.'I would say it, so he would know it and I would know it, and I could never take it back. But I wasn’t that brave or honest, so all I did was look at him. And I think he knew anyway.'I release you. I evict you from my heart. Because if I don't do it now, I never will.'I was the one to look away first. It's Not Summer Without You

23. We stood there, looking at each other, saying nothing. But it was the kind of nothing that meant everything. In his eyes, there was no trace of what had happened between us earlier and I could feel something inside me break.So that was that. We were finally, finally over.I looked at him, and I felt so sad, because this thought occurred to me: 'I will never look at you the same way again. I'll never be that girl again. The girl who comes running back every time you push her away, the girl who loves you anyway.'I couldn’t even be mad at him, because this was who he was. This was who he’dalways been. He’d never lied about that. He gave and then he took away. I felt it in the pit of my stomach, the familiar ache, that lost, regretful feeling only he could give me. I never wanted to feel it again. Never, ever.Maybe this was why I came, so I could really know. So I could say good-bye.I looked at him, and I thought, 'If I was very brave or very honest, I would tell him.'I would say it, so he would know it and I would know it, and I could never take it back. But I wasn’t that brave or honest, so all I did was look at him. And I think he knew anyway.'I release you. I evict you from my heart. Because if I don't do it now, I never will.'I was the one to look away first. It's Not Summer Without You

24. When boy likes you, you say no thank you. You don't kick him on the ground. Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream

25. Would you rather live one perfect day over and over or live your life with no perfect days but just decent ones? The Summer I Turned Pretty

26. You can't put being in love on a scale. Either you are or you aren't. We'll Always Have Summer

27. How was I supposed to know what’s real and what’s not? It feels like I’m the only one who doesn’t know the difference. To All the Boys I've Loved Before

28. It will get easier each time, I think. I hope. I just have to keep trying. To All the Boys I've Loved Before

29. That's when I finally got it. I finally understood. It wasn't the thought that counted. It was the actual execution that mattered, the showing up for somebody. The intent behind it wasn't enough. Not for me. Not anymore. It wasn't enough to know that deep down, he loved me. You had to actually say it to somebody, show them you cared. And he just didn't. Not enough. It's Not Summer Without You

30. This year I'm going as Cho Chang from Harry Potter. I've got my Ravenclaw scarf and an old black choir robe I found on eBay, plus one of my dad's ties and a wand. I'm not going to win any contests, but at least people will know what I am. I wish I never have to answer a what are you? question ever again. P.S. I Still Love You