Friday, February 5, 2016

Promo and Giveaway: Life Lessons From Gayle Forman

Happy Friday, fabulous readers! No review today (life got in the way), but I do have a rather sad yet uplifting post for you all. I'm helping promote Gayle Forman and her powerful contemporary novels. While I haven't read any of them (I am terrified!), I adore some of the quotes in her books.


With that, I will share a few of my favorite Forman quotes, and songs that I think pair well with the quotes!


“You were so busy trying to be my savior that you left me all alone.”

Gayle Forman, Where She Went


I love this quote! It reminds me of people (especially parents) who work so hard to provide for their families to give them a better life, but this distances them from the people they love. So bittersweet yet so real. Like the song!


“I have a feeling that once you live through something like this, you become a little bit invincible.”

- Gayle Forman, If I Stay



The quote belongs on a mug or a poster or something! It's a more uplifting quote, and I think the song fits it well ("wings", you know).


“I realize now that dying is easy. Living is hard.” 
or in Spanish (which is gorgeous), 
Morir es fácil. Lo duro es vivir.”

- Gayle Forman, If I Stay



Living really IS hard. Giving up (which, in this case, is dying), can seem like a much better option sometimes. This quote seems tragic, but it's also a motivational one.


"Because love, it never dies, it never goes away, it never fades, so long as you hang on to it.” 

- Gayle Forman, If I Stay



This quote is so sweet! Never give up on long, no matter how hopeless or broken everything seems. 


(This post probably tells you something about the type of music I like.) :D


Check out some of Forman's books!

    

  

(Click on the covers for Goodreads information!)


The Giveaway:

5 winners will receive a complete set of Gayle Forman paperbacks. Ends 02/15. USA only.

14 comments:

  1. Those are such amazing quotes! "Dying is easy, living is hard" is also quoted on Hamilton, the musical!

    Life can get in the way indeed... Hope everything is well! *hugs*

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    1. That is so cool! I actually don't know much about Hamilton, despite seeing it on Twitter EVERYWHERE. :D

      Thank you, Pili!

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  2. Great quotes!! I love If I stay and I was here. Good books. :)

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    1. They are great indeed! I want to read If I Stay/Where She Went. ^_^

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  3. I love this quotes! The only book by her I haven't read is I Was Here, but I hope I read it soon.
    Have a nice day, Alyssa!

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    1. That is awesome! You are much more knowledgable on Forman's books than me. =) Thank you, Lis! You too!

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  4. Nice quotes! If I stay was good.

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  5. Touching quotes. Loved both the book and movie with If I Stay.

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    1. I haven't read the book or seen the movie! Hoping to read the book soon. ^_^

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  6. Awesome promo post Alyssa. <3 Thank you for sharing :D But aw, you haven't read any of her books? Curious to know what you would think of them :) I don't think I will ever read her books, lol :D I can't handle sad drama :p But they do seem awesome, even so.

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    1. I'm curious too! They seem so sad and heartbreaking and I am quite sure that they are not my type of books. But I want to give them a shot, at least one of the books!

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  7. I've not read any of her books either, but my stepdaughter loves her writing. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. I want to see what all the fuss is about. :D You're welcome, Lekeisha!

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