Quotes From "Chasing Brooklyn" By Lisa Schroeder

I hear the word in the hallover and over again. Suicide. Suicide. Suicide. Did he or didn’t he? Everyone’s got a guess. Still no one knows for sure, except Gabe, but he’s not talking. Why does it even matter? He’s gone. His, ours, theirs– blame needs a place. His, ours, theirs– pain all over the place. His, ours, theirs– forgiveness missing from this place. Lisa Schroeder

Three boys. Three deaths. One school. We've made the national news. Is out school cursed? Are we a reckless bunch of fools? The media asks questions no one can answer. Kids can't stop crying. Lisa Schroeder

I'm glad for the rain... It's good camouflage. Lisa Schroeder

See that's exactly why I don't want a dog." "Why?" "Because it'll just die." "Everybody dies, Brooklyn." Like that makes it okay or something. Lisa Schroeder

Ill lose myself in the pain. It might not make sense. But it works. Lisa Schroeder

After Lucca died, everything shut down. I couldn't eat. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't talk. Somehow they got me on the plane and back home. Lisa Schroeder

And what I think is thatwhen you’re completely aloneand deep inside yourselfwith feelings no one else can understand, there really aren’t a hundred places to go. It’s like if I woke up one dayand looked outside and saw purple treesand red grass and green dogs, is there anyone I could tell who would understand? No.There’d be no one. It’s exactly like that. He saw purple treesand red grass and green dogswhile no one else did.   And maybe, he just got tiredof seeing them. Lisa Schroeder

And years from now, you may not remember exactly what you ate. But you’ll remember who you ate with. Lisa Schroeder

I know. You can be fine, and then, out of nowhere, a memory blindsides you. Lisa Schroeder

When he opens the door, I step in and an army of memories comes at me from all sides. Lisa Schroeder

He was a character. A character who should still be here. Damn it all to hell. He should still be here. Lisa Schroeder

I look at him and realize, maybe I overreacted. Maybe more than once. Lisa Schroeder

I know it's not the end...it's only just the beginning. Lisa Schroeder

Lunch can wait. Everything can wait. Time to run. Lisa Schroeder