So, I finished Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner this weekend and I’m in love. That book has all the emotions! Not only is it hilarious, the bittersweet ending pulls at your heartstrings. Currently, Jeff Zentner is 3 for 3 in writing books that I love, and I don’t think that this will change in the future.
In order to celebrate this lovely masterpiece of a book, I’ve pulled some of my absolute favorite Jeff Zentner quotes. I mean, Jeff Zentner writes some really beautiful things. Have you read any of his books yet? If not, you definitely should. Go check them out ASAP!
10 Jeff Zentner Quotes to Celebrate Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee
“You don’t always know at the time when you’re experiencing one of those random memories you’ll carry all your life. When nothing momentous happened other than driving a little too fast in the direction of Florida, at dusk, with your best friend by your side, and, at your back, a guy who’s really good at kissing you. Still, you remember it until the day you die.” – Rayne & Delilah
“If you’re going to live, you might as well do painful, brave, and beautiful things.” – The Serpent King (P.S. I sell a bookmark with this quote on it in my Etsy shop!)
“For the most part, you don’t hold the people you love in your heart because they rescued you from drowning or pulled you from a burning house. Mostly you hold them in your heart because they save you, in a million quiet and perfect ways, from being alone.” – Goodbye Days
“I’ve made books my life because they let me escape this world of cruelty and savagery.” – The Serpent King
“People live quiet lives and that’s okay. There’s dignity in that, no matter what you may think.” – The Serpent King
“It’s comforting to know that you don’t have to be excellent to not be completely forgotten.” – Rayne & Delilah
“Funny how people move through this world leaving little pieces of their story with the people they meet, for them to carry. Makes you wonder what’d happen if all those people put their puzzle pieces together.” – Goodbye Days
“Grief is weird. It seems to come in these waves out of nowhere. One minute I’m standing in the ocean, fine. The next minute I’m drowning.” – Goodbye Days
“I’m glad things end, though. It forces you to love them ferociously while you have them. There’s nothing worth having that doesn’t die.” – Rayne & Delilah
“Love deserves monuments, and this is the only kind I know how to build.” – The Serpent King