29 Best The Summer I Turned Pretty Quotes : Beautiful and Heart Wrenching

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Looking for the best quotes from Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty? Then let me share with your some of the memorable quotes from this beach romance that I just can’t get enough of.

The Summer I Turned Pretty was the most beautiful summer book I have ever read. And the book has some of the best quotes about love, romance, growing up, and change. I also think the main characters have the best dialogues, which are obviously the reason why these quotes are very famous. Whether it’s swoon-worthy quotes from Conrad or witty lines from Jeremiah, I really think this book has so many beautiful lines. If you ask me, I love quotes of Belly. It’s maybe because I am a girl. She has the perfect lines to describe her mind and feelings. Of course, we can’t forget the quotes about the beach house. It’s practically a character itself. So if you are ready, let’s go through these good quotes from The Summer I Turned Pretty and fall in love with the novel yet again.

The Summer I Turned Pretty Summary

The Summer I Turned Pretty Summary book cover

In  The Summer I Turned Pretty  We meet Belly, a witty and vivacious protagonist who’s about to embark on a transformative journey at her family’s beach house.

Every year, Belly and her family spend their summers at this idyllic coastal retreat, and this time it’s extra special. Belly’s leaving her awkward phase behind and entering the realm of gorgeousness. 

But it’s not just the sun, sand, and surf that make this summer unforgettable. Belly finds herself caught between two drool-worthy brothers, Conrad and Jeremiah. Conrad, the brooding and mysterious older brother, sets her heart racing with his enigmatic allure. Meanwhile, Jeremiah, the charming and laid-back younger brother, showers her with attention and undeniable chemistry.

As the days unfold, Belly finds herself entangled in a web of emotions. Will she follow her heart’s desire and pursue the complicated Conrad, or will she surrender to the irresistible charms of Jeremiah? Oh, the summer love triangle!

The best part about The Summer I Turned Pretty is that it’s just a Ya romance. It’s also about the magic of enduring friendships, family dynamics, and the fleeting nature of time. Belly discovers that growing up means facing unexpected challenges and learning to navigate the twists and turns of life.

With its delightful mix of sun-soaked adventures, hilarious banter, and heartwarming moments, The Summer I Turned Pretty will transport you to lazy beach days, late-night bonfires, and the sweet taste of first love. 

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Best The Summer I Turned Pretty Quotes

Best The Summer I Turned Pretty Quotes

Moments, when lost, can’t be found again. They’re just gone.”

It’s the imperfections that make things beautiful”―

In the dark you can feel really close to a person. You can say whatever you want.”

Best friends are important. They’re the closest thing to a sister you’ll ever have.”

Would you rather live one perfect day over and over or live your life with no perfect days but just decent ones?”

When you walk on the beach at night, you can say things you can’t say in real life.”

Victory is a thousand times sweeter when you’re the underdog.”

Things couldn’t stay the same forever.”

Sometimes it’s like people are a million times more beautiful to you in your mind. It’s like you see them through a special lens — but maybe if it’s how you see them,that’s how they really are. It’s like the whole tree falling in the forest thing.”

I wondered if this was the way old crushes died, with a whimper, slowly, and then, just like that—gone.”

She and I were still friends, but not best friends, not like we used to be. But we were still friends. She’d known me my whole life. It’s hard to throw away history. It was like you were throwing away a part of yourself.”

For me, it was almost like winter didn’t count. Summer was what mattered. My whole life was measured in summers.”

It was a summer I would never, ever forget. It was the summer everything began. It was the summer I turned pretty. Because for the first time, I felt it. Pretty, I mean. Every summer up to this one, I believed it’d be different. Life would be different. And that summer, it finally was.”

I had been lying to myself, thinking I was free, thinking I had let him go. It didn’t matter what he said or did, I’d never let him go.”

For me there was-is-nothing better than walking on the beach late at night. It feels like you could walk forever, like the whole night is yours and so is the ocean. When you walk on the beach at night, you can say things you can’t say in real life. In the dark you can feel really close to a person. You can say whatever you want.”

Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer”

I loved the feeling of talking and having somebody really listen to what I have to say. It was like a high or something.”

I wondered if it was possible to take someone’s pain away with a kiss. Because that was what i wanted to do, take all of his sadness and pour it out of him, comfort him, make the boy i knew come back.”

And in the end, he would become a memory, pressed in my heart like a leaf in my book.”

It was like coming home after you’d been gone a long, long time. It held a million promises of summer and of what just might be.”

I could survive for months, years, on a crush.”

He smiled at me, and that smile — he just gets in. His smile did it every time.”

for belly, conrad is the sun. and when the sun comes out, the stars disappear.”

I wished I could stay forever, in this moment. Like in one of those plastic snowballs, one little moment frozen in time.”

My mother was good at that, making people feel normal. Safe. Like as long as she was there, nothing truly bad could happen.”

It was so much better driving with the windows down. It felt like you were actually going somewhere.”

I felt it a week before we left, every time. And then of course, when the time came, I was never ready to leave. I wanted to stay forever.”

winning was always important, and doubly so because I was a girl and was never expected to win anything.”

I wasn’t giving him permission to make me feel bad, not anymore.”

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