A Summer to Remember: Iconic Quotes from The Summer I Turned Pretty
Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty sweeps us into the sun-soaked world of Belly Conklin, where one summer at Cousins Beach changes everything. “It was a summer I would never, ever forget. It was the summer everything began. It was the summer I turned pretty,” Belly reflects, capturing the moment she steps into her own (Chapter 4, p. 23). As she navigates love and loss, lines like “Moments, when lost, can’t be found again. They’re just gone” (Chapter 23, p. 153) remind us of time’s fleeting nature. From the pull of first love to the comfort of lifelong friendships, Han’s words, such as “In the dark you can feel really close to a person. You can say whatever you want” (Chapter 27, p. 171), evoke the intimacy of summer nights. Join us as we revisit the most unforgettable quotes from The Summer I Turned Pretty, a story that lingers like a sunset on the shore.
“It’s not summer without you.”
“For me, everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August.” — Jenny Han
“I never needed to be whole on my own — I just needed to be me.”
“I always thought the moment I turned pretty would change everything… and it did.”
“Some summers are just meant to be unforgettable.”
“He looked at me like I was the only girl in the world. And for the first time, I believed him.”
“Sometimes the right person has been there all along. You just didn’t see it.”
“Growing up sometimes means growing apart — even from the people you love most.”
“When you love someone, you don’t just leave when it gets hard.”
“First love isn’t always the last, but it changes you forever.”
“He was the kind of boy you don’t just forget.”
“In that moment, everything felt possible. Like maybe summer could fix what winter broke.” (paraphrased)
