The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Happiness Quotes

Yup—sleeping on the beach under the stars in Mexico sounds wonderful. Bridget is girl who knows how to live in the moment, and she never misses out on an opportunity to feel intense emotions. She's at peace here, thank goodness, since often her zest for life leaves her wanting more. 

Why does Lena feel an urgency to capture beauty when she sees it? Perhaps it's because she doesn't see beauty very often, which is interesting since we're told so often that she's quite beautiful herself. Like Carmen mentions in the Epilogue though, truth lies in how a person feels—so if Lena doesn't feel beautiful, she probably doesn't see much beauty either. 

We're partial to a warm blanket and a box of cookies, but to each their own. Bridget loves pushing herself physically, and she feels alive and in control when she is challenging her body. Her problems come when she challenges herself emotionally, which is something she's not used to doing. 

Tibby's parents used to live the simple life, but now they have important careers and more children. Their priorities have changed, and they have less time to spend with Tibby—she wonders what was so bad about their old life. 

This scene reminds us of similar thoughts that Bridget has while lying under the stars. Both girls find solace in nature, and this is one of few times in the book that Lena feels comfortable in her own skin. It's a good thing too, because it's all she's wearing. Lena finally feels as beautiful as people think she is, and lets herself loosen up and enjoy the moment for once. 

Again with the nature. Is the olive grove her place? His place? Who can figure this all out, and why does it matter anyway? At any rate, it's heavenly. We get it. 

Effie is something else—she made out with the Greek waiter and she refuses to feel guilty. Effie lives life with no regrets, and while she could probably stand to tweak this outlook a bit (her boyfriend back home probably thinks so anyway), Lena could definitely stand to take some notes. 

Mrs. Graffman can't thank Tibby enough for being Bailey's friend in the last days of her life, and when she says this, we can't help but picture Bailey filming and editing the suckumentary, holding Mimi, and eating ice cream with Tibby after work. They're some good times for sure, and for this young woman who is about to die, maybe even the best. 

Kostos mucks it up on the dance floor with all of the grandmothers from the village, which just makes Lena like him even more. Seeing her grandma so happy makes Lena happy in turn.

Before meeting Bailey, Tibby was cynical and closed-off; she found fault with everything, and it was hard to enjoy anything. Bailey taught Tibby that happiness is found in the little things in life, though—video games, laughing with friends, eating ice cream—and because of this, happiness is never too far away.