Quotes by Jenny Downham

It comes and goes. People think if youre sick you become fearless and brave, but you dont. Most of the time its like being stalked by a psycho, like I might get shot any second. But sometimes I forget for hours.What makes you forget?People. Doing stuff. When I was with you in the wood, I forgot for a whole afternoon.

Moments. All gathering towards this one.

We make patterns, we share moments.

He says, Anything could be happening down there, but up here you just wouldnt know it.I know what he means. It could be pandemonium in all those little houses, everyones dreams in a mess. But up here feels peaceful. Clean.

“Do you want this to be a love story?”

“I wish I had a boyfriend. I wish he lived in the wardrobe on a coat hanger. Whenever I wanted, I could get him out and hed look at me the way boys do in films, as if Im beautiful.”

“I love you. I love you. I send this message through my fingers and into his, up his arm and into his heart. Hear me. I love you. And Im sorry to leave you.”