By Book Club Members 
Every Summer After is the kind of book that hits you in all the right feels. It’s packed with quotes that really stick with you, making you think about love, regret, and those moments that change everything. In my book club, we love dissecting lines that capture the emotional weight of a story, and this one gives us so much to work with.
From the intensity of first love to the pain of losing it, Every Summer After is full of beautifully written quotes that spark deep conversations. The way Carley Fortune uses words to pull you into Percy and Sam’s world is just… chef’s kiss. If you’re into stories that balance nostalgia with raw emotion, these quotes are definitely going to hit you right in the heartstrings!
“Every Summer After” Quotes list
“Some people are lucky like that. They meet their best friend, the love of their life, and are wise enough to never let go.”
“I don’t take things for granted anymore. I don’t take people for granted. And I know time is not infinite.”
“But you’re more important to me than kissing. And I’m worried that if we rush that side of things we’ll fuck up everything else.”
“There’s always been a small, hopeful part buried inside me that felt he
must sometimes find his mind drifting to me, to us”
“I liked how each book was both predictable and unique, comforting and unexpected. Safe but never boring.”
“I’ve spent twelve years thinking about what I would say if I ever saw you again.” I grimace at my own honesty. I pause, counting four breaths in and out. “I’ve missed you so much.” My voice trembles, but I keep going. “I want to make it better. I want to fix things. But I don’t know what to say to do that right now. Please just give me a little more time.”
“They knew. Some people are lucky like that. They meet their best friend, the love of their life, and are wise enough to never let go.”
“How the authors made impossible situations believable. I liked how each book was both predictable and unique, comforting and unexpected. Safe but never boring.”
“Betrayals don’t cancel each other out. They just hurt more.”
“In the end, he said he didn’t really know who I was. And he had a point.”
“We stand staring at each other silently, and then he takes three giant strides toward me and wraps his arms around me so tight it’s like his large body is a cocoon around mine. He smells like sun and soap and something new that I don’t recognize. When he speaks, his voice is a deep rasp that I want to drown in.”
“I felt the promise of something more between us slipping, to be tucked away like the old box of embroidery floss in my desk drawer. So I tried to hold on.”
“And there will be a flash of red hair. Because one of the hardest things I did over the last year was apologize to Delilah. I expected her to be polite but unaffected when I met her at a coffee shop in Ottawa—it was all so long ago. I didn’t expect her to circle her arms around me and ask what the hell took so long.”