“When the remembering was done, the forgetting could begin.”
Sara Zarr“I wouldn't say I'm stuck in my adolescence, but I think, like a lot of people, I carry my teen years with me. I feel really in touch with those feelings, and how intense and complicated life seems in those years.”
Sara Zarr“We write in ways that, we generally hope, reflect real life, or at least look familiar to humans. And in life, recurring themes are a recurring theme. We never quite conquer a pet vice or a relationship pattern or a communication habit. We're haunted by our particular demons.”
Sara Zarr“When the remembering was done, the forgetting could begin.”
Sara Zarr“I had them all fooled into believing I was normal and well-adjusted, a rock of sensibility who could always be counted on to have a positive attitude.”
Sara Zarr, Sweethearts“the past only had whatever power you gave it; life was what you made it and if you wanted something different from what you had, it was up to you to make it happen.”
Sara Zarr, Sweethearts“It's like a Venn diagram of tragedy.”
Sara Zarr, Once Was Lost“Is that the destiny of all friendships, no matter how good they are? To die out or fade away? To end?”
Sara Zarr, Roomies“Okay, then, what was he like? Just give me something to go on so that I have a shot at him!''A shot at him? Are you on an elk hunt?”
Sara Zarr, Sweethearts“I wonder how you're supposed to know the exact moment when there's no more hope.”
Sara Zarr, Once Was Lost“Because love, love is never finished. It circles and circles, the memories out of order and not always complete.”
Sara Zarr, Sweethearts