My second favorite book is Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen. As much as I love Scarlett, the best friend in the book, it is the story of Halley, the main character, and the trials and tribulations she goes through with her family, falling in love for the first time, and her friendship with Scarlett that resonates with me.

There are many amazing quotes in the book, but this one in particular stands out to me every time I read it:

Everything, each line I’d held close to my heart, had been said a million times to a million other girls under their windows and in their side yards, on back streets and in backseats, in dark rooms at parties, with the door locked tight.

It’s hard to remember that there were a million other girls before you, let alone remembering that there will be a million other girls after you. It’s hard not to wonder why you were different and it’s even harder to wonder why you were the same in the end. But when the truth finally hits you and you realize the true meaning behind every action, every word, and every thought, it’s easy to understand why you have to let things go.

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