In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of hte eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all--beauty, brains, ambition.... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
“"So help me God, if you mention breathing again I'm going to take you down. I want drugs---"”Kate Mularkey, chapter 19, page 229, spoken during labor.
“The music might have changed with the decades, but the promises made on Firefly Lane remained. Best friends forever." p.g 2”Narrarator
“Love is the ultimate high" p.g 7”Dorothy Hart
“Who your mom is and how she lives her life isn't a reflection of you" p.g 54”Marge Mularkey
“Sometimes being a good friends means saying nothing" p.g 119”Margie Mularkey
“Guys would come and go, girlfriends were forever" P.g 120”Kate Mularkey
“I did not say that faith was easy; merely that it was necessary" p.g 268”Doctor
“That was the thing about best friends. Like sisters and mothers, they could piss you off and make you cry and break your heart, but in the end, when the chips were down, they were there, making you laugh even in your darkest hours" P.g 273”Kate Mularkey
“What good did it do to light the world on fire if she had to watch the glow alone?" p.g 321”Tully Hart
“She knew, too, that love didn't evaporate. It faded, perhaps, lost it's weight like bones left out in the sun but it didn't go away" pg 319”
That was the thing about best friends. Like sisters and mothers, they could piss you off and make you cry and break your heart, but in the end, when the chips were down, they were there, making you laugh even in your darkest hours.Highlighted by 88 Kindle customers
Thoughts—even fears—were airy things, formless until you made them solid with your voice, and once given that weight, they could crush you.Highlighted by 73 Kindle customers
One thing I can tell you for sure is this: we only regret what we don’t do in life.”Highlighted by 68 Kindle customers
“Sometimes being a good friend means saying nothing.”Highlighted by 56 Kindle customers
“It’s never good to sit around and wait for someone or something to change your life.Highlighted by 49 Kindle customers
That was what a best friend did: hold up a mirror and show you your heart.Highlighted by 46 Kindle customers
It would always be a part of her, a scar on her soul, but like all scars, it faded in time from a bright and burning red to a slim, silvery line that could only sometimes be seen.Highlighted by 45 Kindle customers
Friendships were like marriages in that way. Routines and patterns were poured early and hardened like cement.Highlighted by 34 Kindle customers
What good did it do to light the world on fire if she had to watch the glow alone?Highlighted by 29 Kindle customers
Motherhood at times like this—most times—was about the steel in your spine, not the bend.Highlighted by 25 Kindle customers
Part One - The Seventies
- Chapters 2 - 8
Part Two - The Eighties
- Chapters 9 - 18
Part Three - The Nineties
- Chapters 19 - 22
Part Four - The New Millenium
- Chapters 23 - 37
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