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Nova Ren Suma Quotes

The story you choose to tell isn't always the story you believe.

The story you choose to tell isn't always the story you believe.

Nova Ren Suma
Believe, Stories, You Choose
Nova Ren Suma (2011). “Imaginary Girls”, p.35, Penguin

Sometimes a perfect memory can be ruined if put to words.

Nova Ren Suma
Memories, Perfect, Sometimes
Nova Ren Suma (2011). “Imaginary Girls”, p.62, Penguin

Most people, in the end, really are all on their own.

Nova Ren Suma
People, Ends
Nova Ren Suma (2011). “Imaginary Girls”, p.69, Penguin

There's something ugly about a pretty boy who knows he's pretty and assumes everyone else know it too.

Nova Ren Suma
Boys, Ugly, Assuming
Nova Ren Suma (2011). “Imaginary Girls”, p.88, Penguin

Something I would always remember. When you forget how bad it hurts, you feel so free.

Nova Ren Suma
Hurt, Remember, Forget
Nova Ren Suma (2011). “Imaginary Girls”, p.18, Penguin

My Heart and Other Black Holes is alive with intensity, gut-wrenching honesty, moments of humor, and -- of course -- heart. This is an extraordinary debut by a striking new voice in YA fiction that left me in awe and moved beyond measure. Not to be missed.

Nova Ren Suma
Honesty, Heart, Voice

We were alive. I remember it that way. We were still alive, and we couldn't see how close we were to the end.

Nova Ren Suma
Alive, Way, Remember
Nova Ren Suma (2015). “The Walls Around Us”, p.11, Algonquin Books

[C]ouches and chairs covered in scratches aim away from one another, making it possible for a dozen people to sit in this room at once and not have to talk to one other person, which is a miracle in furniture arrangement.

Nova Ren Suma
People, Miracle, Furniture

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