Quotes of Morgan Rogers

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“Tomorrow will be better.”“But what if it’s not?” I asked.“Then you say it again tomorrow. Because it might be. You never know, right? At some point, tomorrow will be better.” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“The best discoveries always happened to the people who weren't looking for them.” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“Saying good-bye is basically an invitation not to see a person again. It's making it okay for that to be the last conversation you have. So if you don't say it--if you leave the conversation open--it means you'll have to see them again." ~Roger Sullivan” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“It’s not about the destination. It’s getting there that’s the good part.- Leonard” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“I'd found out that if you pushed people away hard enough, they tended to go.” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“I’d found out that when you’re never going to see someone again, it’s not the good-bye that matters. What matters is that you’re never going to be able to say anything else to them, and you’re left with an eternal unfinished conversation.” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“...You can do something extraordinary, and something that a lot of people can't do. And if you have the opportunity to work on your gifts, it seems like a crime not to. I mean, it's just weakness to quit because something becomes too hard...” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“Ad astra per aspera, to the stars through adversity” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“You've got to have pride in your home. You are where you're from. Otherwise, you're always going to be lost.” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“If you like everything, that’s basically just saying that you don’t really like anything.” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“The best discoveries always happened to the people who weren't looking for it. Columbus and America. Pinzon, who stumbled on Brazil while looking for the West Indies. Stanley happening on Victoria Falls. And you. Amy Curry, when I was least expecting her.-Roger Sullivan” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“We can’t know what’s going to happen. We can just try to figure it out as we go along.- Roger Sullivan” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“Roger: "God, I've been wanting to do that for a long time."Amy: "Really"Roger: "Oh yes. Since Kansas. At least.” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“And sometimes,” she added, in slightly hushed tones, like she was letting me in on a secret, “if you don’t feel great on the inside, just look great on the outside, and after a while you won’t be able to tell the difference.” (Bronwyn)” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“Roger, he has a chain saw," I hissed. "I am not going to die in Kentucky!” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“I think there are lots of things still to be discovered. You just have to be paying attention.” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“He stood and looked at me for a moment, taking in my outfit. "You look hot.""What? Me?" I stammered, completely flummoxed."Yeah," he said, still looking at me."Oh. Um, thank you. I mean, not that you don’t, but I’m not sure that you should—I mean …""Oh, no," Roger said quickly, and I could see that he was blushing again. "No. I mean—I meant what you’re wearing. Are you going to be too warm?” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“I loved the idea that people could discover things. That you could be the person to see something first. Or see something that nobody else had been able to.” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
“I’d always loved the chance to become someone else for a few hours. Someone for whom the words had been written, every gesture and emotion plotted, and the ending figured out. Almost like life. Just without the surprises.” ― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
Morgan Rogers
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Morgan Rogers

Morgan is a queer millennial from Baltimore writing about queer millennials. She has a dog and a cat and dreams about one day owning a farm with horses and goats and chickens. Music is her biggest creative inspiration. Honey Girl is her first novel.

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