There once was a girl who found herself dead. She peered over the ledge of heavenand saw that back on earthher sister missed her too much, was way too sad, so she crossed some pathsthat would not have crossed, took some moments in her handshook them upand spilled them like diceover the living world. It worked. The boy with the guitar collidedwith her sister." There you go, Len, " she whispered. "The rest is up to you. Jandy Nelson
About This Quote

This quote is from the book "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd. This quote is basically about how when one person in your life is sad, you don't need to be sad yourself, but instead you should try to make them happy. She has this big sister character that she is talking to in the book, and her sister is always sad about her childhood friend. So she decides to give her sister hope by giving her a chance with this boy.

Source: The Sky Is Everywhere

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