More quotes by E. Lockhart, We Were Liars

"They know that tragedy is not glamorous. They know it doesn't play out in life as it does on a stage or between the pages of a book. It is neither a punishment meted out nor a lesson conferred. Its horrors are not attributable to one single person. Tragedy is ugly and tangled, stupid and confusing."
"He was contemplation and enthusiasm. Ambition and strong coffee. I could have looked at him forever."
"He was contemplation and enthusiasm. Ambition and strong coffee. I could have looked at him forever."
"One day, she ventured to the palace library and was delighted to find what good company books could be."
"Someone once wrote that a novel should deliver a series of small astonishments. I get the same thing spending an hour with you."