The Girl He Used to Know
Tracey Garvis Graves
Top 10 Best Quotes
“I want to work at a library someday," I said. "I want to spend every waking day of my adult life surrounded by books.”
“Sometimes it's important to let the people we care about know that a single incident doesn't have to define them”
“Life isn’t easy for anyone. We all have challenges. We all face adversity. It’s how we overcome it that makes us who we are.”
“It's a hard pill to swallow when you have to admit, even to yourself, that you were wrong about the person you were certain was perfect for you.”
“the way you navigate the world will never be more important than the type of person you are.”
“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.”
“The constant vigilance and my heightened anxiety that I'd screw it up anyway exhausted me, but I persevered.”
“It’s like everyone around you has a copy of the script of life, but no one gave it to you so you have to go in blind and hope you can muddle your way through. And you’ll be wrong most of the time.”
“It was hard for me to come up with something on the fly, which is why I preferred, if at all possible, not to say anything at all for fear it wasn't the right thing.”
“I never know what people are thinking. It's like visiting a country where you don't speak the language and you're trying so hard to understand but no matter how many times you ask for juice, they keep bringing you milk.”
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Book Keywords:
autism-awareness, autism, mental-health, social-anxiety, relationships, communication, observation, perseverance
