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“And maybe, just maybe, this summer will end up being one that people write songs about.” (Summer of ’69 Quotes)
Elin Hilderbrand
Summer of ’69
“Being responsible for her own happiness, she has realized, is a lonely proposition.”
Elin Hilderbrand
Summer of ’69
“In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
Elin Hilderbrand
Summer of ’69
“It seemed the cruelest circumstance life had to offer – that someone she loved so profoundly could hurt her so badly and still that love did not die.”
Elin Hilderbrand
Summer of ’69
“I’ve been smart my whole life, Angus says. And I guess I was angry that I couldn’t find a way to heal myself.”
Elin Hilderbrand
Summer of ’69
“Never let a man be responsible for your happiness.”
Elin Hilderbrand
Summer of ’69
“Other soldiers at this table may be wishing they were safe in their homes with their families, but Tiger knows that, right now, he’s where he’s supposed to be.”
Elin Hilderbrand
Summer of ’69
“Sadness comes long after all of the other, more difficult and destructive emotions have passed.”
Elin Hilderbrand
Summer of ’69
“She wasn’t sure if they were telling her the truth; sometimes they told her things to see if she was gullible enough to believe them.”
Elin Hilderbrand
Summer of ’69
“Telling the truth when you’ve done something wrong is the most terrifying thing in the world.”
Elin Hilderbrand
Summer of ’69
“The line that finally makes Jessie burst into sobs is Despite everything, I believe all people are good at heart.”
Elin Hilderbrand
Summer of ’69
“The only person who wants the soldier to live more than the soldier himself is the soldier’s mother.”
Elin Hilderbrand
Summer of ’69
“This is foxhole religion at its most basic. The only person who wants the soldier to live more than the soldier himself is the soldier’s mother.”
Elin Hilderbrand
Summer of ’69
“What if growing up means keeping some things to herself? The experiences of this summer will become as much a part of her as her bones and muscle, her brain and heart. Ten or twenty years from now, when she looks back on the summer of 1969, she will think: That was the summer I became real. My own real person.”
Elin Hilderbrand
Summer of ’69
“What if growing up means keeping some things to herself?”
Elin Hilderbrand
Summer of ’69
