Top 10 Quotes by Pamela Ribon

Having a holiday weekend without a family member felt like putting on a sweater that had an extra arm.

Having a holiday weekend without a family member felt like putting on a sweater that had an extra arm.

Pamela Ribon

Holiday, Weekend, Sweaters

Pamela Ribon (2003). “Why Girls Are Weird: A Novel”, p.161, Simon and Schuster

When something that honest is said it usually needs a few minutes of silence to dissipate.

Pamela Ribon

Honesty, Silence, Needs

Pamela Ribon (2003). “Why Girls Are Weird: A Novel”, p.7, Simon and Schuster

I've never subscribed to that 'Love means never having to say you're sorry' bullshit. In fact, love means you always get the chance to say you're sorry. When we love someone, we always want to forgive them.

Pamela Ribon

Sorry, Mean, Bullshit

Pamela Ribon (2006). “Why Moms Are Weird”, Gallery Books

There is something fascinatingly awkward about an author photo. I'm drawn to those glossy shots in the back of books, mostly because the subjects never look happy to be there.

Pamela Ribon

Book, Awkward, Looks

The rules of the track work well for life. Roller derby is life in a tiny circle. You can only go forward, even if you find yourself turned around, facing the wrong way. There's speed, unpredictability, and danger. You can't be sure what's going to happen, you don't always know when you'll stop, and it appears most people are out to get you. You will fall. You will get hurt. But you will get up again.

Pamela Ribon

Hurt, Fall, Circles

Pamela Ribon (2010). “Going in Circles”, p.309, Simon and Schuster

You know everything and you know nothing… And in that there’s this: You will always learn something new. About him. About her. About yourself. And in learning the bad, the uncomfortable, the messy- it’s what you take away that counts. What will you do with that knowledge? Will you leave? Pull tighter? Ignore it? Use it to fall in love even deeper? That’s when you learn more about yourself.

Pamela Ribon

Falling In Love, Use, Something New

Pamela Ribon (2003). “Why Girls Are Weird: A Novel”, p.244, Simon and Schuster

There's never the right last moment. Even if you get to say good-bye, even if you get to say "I love you", even if you jump off a plane and get a tattoo and hug everyone you've ever met right before you drift off with a smile, it is never the right last moment. There is always more to say, somewhere to go, something to remember. Another discussion, another fight. There is always supposed to be another day.

Pamela Ribon

Tattoo, Love You, Fighting

When you live in Texas, every single time you see snow it?s magical.

Pamela Ribon

Winter, Texas, Snow

Pamela Ribon (2003). “Why Girls Are Weird: A Novel”, p.227, Simon and Schuster

We will do anything to get away from our own pain. We will change our lives, rip people out, swallow a bottle of life-ending pills. When we hurt more than we can bear, when our lives get that dark, it's shocking what we will do to protect ourselves.

Pamela Ribon

Hurt, Pain, Rip