9 Quotes & Sayings By Abigail Barnette

Abigail Barnette is the author of the acclaimed young adult novel, The Summer I Turned Pretty. She also writes best-selling young adult fictions under the name Abigail Thomas. She discovered her love for writing when she was in high school, and has since written three novels, a middle grade novel, and many short stories. Barnette's works have been published in magazines such as Seventeen, Teen Ink, and School Library Journal, and have been optioned for film by Nickelodeon Movies Read more

Abigail currently lives in New York City.

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And I dare say most people don't think too deeply on sex, beyond what they've been taught through the media and society. Abigail Barnette
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But the best part of catching Neil in the shower was, hands down, the loud, awful singing. Abigail Barnette
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Parenting fucked you up. Abigail Barnette
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I know I'm not supposed to argue with you when you talk about dying. And yes, you could die, Neil. But I could get hit by a bus and die tomorrow. Either we need to live every single day together like it's our last, or we need to be comfortable with the fact that some times are just sucky times. Abigail Barnette
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Nobody can control their emotional reactions, we can only control our actions, and my current action was to slap my jealousy in the face and shove her in a vat of shut the fuck up. Abigail Barnette
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Never be timid about your own pleasure. Don't be ashamed to come. Abigail Barnette
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Money does not guarantee immortality. Abigail Barnette
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The cancer bubble. It's almost like he's not here. Like he's on pause, and my life with him is on pause, and we're just waiting to see if somebody is going to hit play again or just stop the thing entirely. Abigail Barnette