100+ Best ‘Firefly Lane’ Quotes

Firefly Lane is a romance drama series that revolves around the story of Tully and Kate, two unlikely friends, from their meeting as tweens in 1974 to the present.

Join Tully and Kate as they defy the odds and take you on an astonishing trip through decades of unwavering friendship.

Here we look at the most memorable quotes from Season 1 and Season 2, from Tully, Kate, and other characters featured in the series. 

Here’s the scoop on quotes from Firefly Lane Seasons 1 and 2!

1. “Firefly Lane girls forever.”

2. “That was her mistake. She’d pinned her happiness to a teenage girl’s chest.”

3. “She hadn’t realized how much she’d needed a dream, but it had transformed her from poor motherless and abandoned Tully to a girl poised to take on the world.”

4. “That was the thing about best friends. Like sisters and mothers, they could piss you off and make you cry and break your heart, but in the end, when the chips were down, they were there, making you laugh even in your darkest hours.”

5. “That was what a best friend did: hold up a mirror and show you your heart.”

6. “Sometimes being a good friend means saying nothing.”

7. “One thing I can tell you for sure is this: we only regret what we don’t do in life.”

8. “They don’t call it falling for nothing.”- Kate 

9. “What good did it do to light the world on fire if she had to watch the glow alone?”

10. “You got me.”- Tully 

11. “I’m the Queen. No matter how dark it gets I always find my light.”- Tully

12. “You’re a firefly lane girl on a New York Adventure.” – Tully

13. “You’re not too much. My love for you is too much.” – Johnny

14. “You’re going to be okay. Better than okay.” – Tully 

15. “I thought you were a cool girl, Tully Heart. Don’t be a tease.”

16. “If you squint your eyes or pretend, they really do look like fireflies.”

17. “It’s been weird not seeing you.”

18. “You are stuck with me forever. Forever and ever.”

19. “Like Aunt Tully would ever buy small diamonds.” – Kate 

20. “We’re always a family, no matter what.” – Kate 

21. “Why do we all pretend that we’re okay when we’re not.” – Tully 

22. “Sometimes the braver choice is knowing when to let go.” – Kate 

23. “Growing up isn’t easy for everyone, I prefer to look forward.”- Tully 

24. “You’ve always been strong enough to stand on your own, even when you didn’t know it.”- Tully

25. “When you least expect it, someone can come into your life who opens you up.” – Tully

26. “You’re not alone babe, you got me.”- Tully

27. If people annoy me, that’s on them, not me.”- Tully 

28. “Of course, you can fall in love, you just have to let yourself.”- Kate

29. “I don’t want you keeping everything all bottled up inside.”- Kate 

30. “You can’t just lie by accident Tully, it’s not like tripping and falling.”- Kate 

31. “Whatever pain I’ve experienced in my past is what made me who I am today.” – Kate 

32. “She’s the kindest person I’ve ever met. Even at 14 she was kind, nobody’s kind at 14, that’s why I was drawn to her.” – Tully

33. “Life is hard sometimes, even at 14.” – Margie

34. “It’s never any good to just sit around and wait for someone or something to come and change your life.” – Margie

35. “Your family, that is the real accomplishment.” –Tully

36. “Ever wondered what would have happened if we’d all made different choices back then?” – Johnny

37. “Everything is virtual, love is dead.” –Kimber

38. “Technology is the death of modern romance.” -Kimber

39. “What matters, though, isn’t other people.” –Margie

40. “You can be anything you want.” –Margie

41. “All we have is the infinite, ecstatic now.” – Cloud

42. “But it’s like a pint of ice cream at midnight, you know you shouldn’t be eating it, But that’s what makes it taste so good.” –Tully

43. “Maybe I should just make a break for it while the boundaries are working in my favor. –Kate

44. “There’s a difference between boundaries and crazy.” –Johnny

45. “You can’t look forward unless you deal with the past.” – Kimber Watts

46. “Nothing’s written in stone.” – Kate

47. “You’re a bright light, Kim, don’t forget to shine.” – Cloud

48. “Might feel good to get your feelings out, it’s not gonna make you feel better to run away.” – Kate

49. “We want to fight wars, but we don’t wanna know about them.” -Johnny

50. “I’m here ’cause I wanna be here. That’s what friends are for.” –Travis

51. “Make the audience follow you, steal their attention, and don’t give it back.” – Cloud

52. “You have a fire inside of you and it lights up everyone you meet.” – Cloud

53. “It is not always about the get.” – Kate

54. “I gotta figure out who I am and what I want because I have no idea.” – Kate

55. “Find ways to keep the passion alive.” – Margie

56. “Every love has compromises.” – Sean

57. “I want to run towards something.” – Tully

58. “The universe doesn’t give signs.” – Tully

59. “Just open your mind up to the idea of maybe someday.”– Kate

60. “Well, life isn’t fair.” – Margie

61. “I deserve to have what everyone else gets.” – Sean

62. “Never too late to change your mind.” -Sean

63. “Sometimes the braver choice is knowing when to let go.” – Kate

64. “Love changes everything.” – Tully 

65. “To give another person your heart is the ultimate act of trust.” – Tully

66. “To yell at someone like that you have to be really crazy about them.” – Mutt

67. “I admire you, that you know when to stop struggling or pretending.” – Sean

68. “You don’t get it. You don’t know what it’s like to fail. You succeed at everything you try. You are so much braver than me.” -Kate

69. “She was playing divorce chicken, and you lost buddy.” -Tully

70. “People like us can’t live regular lives. When we try, it kills us.” -Tully

71. “I’m not a success. I’m broken.” -Tully

72. “The future of journalism is women.”- Kate 

73. “You look like you came out of an encyclopedia.”- Tully’s Mom

74. “I was too scared to even try.”- Tully 

75. “She knew this pain would fade again; like a sunburn, it would heal itself and leave her slightly more protected from the glare.”

76. “Their friendship was more important than any relationship. Guys would come and go; girlfriends were forever.”

77. “It occurred to her suddenly, sharply, that she wanted to be in love… She wanted not to feel so damned alone in the world.”

78. “It’s never good to sit around and wait for someone to change your life.”

79. “It was true; always had been. Friendships were like marriages in that way. Routines and patterns were poured early and hardened like cement.”

80. “Then he left her there, standing alone, surrounded by word ghosts; things she could have said.”

81. “Popularity means people think they know you.”

82. “Follow your dreams no matter what, Don’t let anything get in your way.” – Cloud

83. “The worst part about being 14 is you have zero control over anything.” –Kate Mularkey

84. “Sometimes the road will get bumpy, but it’s worth it for the view.” – Tully 

85. “To give another person your heart is the ultimate act of trust.” – Tully Hart

86. “You’ve always been strong enough to stand on your own, even when you didn’t know it.” – Tully

87. “People underestimate you at their peril.” – Johnny

88. “What mattered was not caring. And the best way not to care was to surround yourself with noise and people.”- Tully

89. “That was her mistake. She’d pinned her happiness to a teenage girl’s chest. Idiot. The realization made her almost smile. She certainly knew better than that.”- Kate 

90. “But the promises made on Firefly Lane remained.”

91. “I’m kinda messed up right now.”

92. “One thing I can tell you for sure is this: we only regret what we don’t do in life.”

93. “Love not war.”

94. “What mattered was not caring.”

95. “I’m her mother, she belongs to me.”

96. “Love is the ultimate high.”

97. “Love could be more fragile than a sparrow’s bone.”

98. “People like us are incapable of leading regular lives and when we try, it kills us.”

99. “You can’t solve every problem with a make-over.”

100. “The best way not to care was to surround yourself with noise and people.”- Tully. 

101. “She hadn’t realized how much she’d needed a dream, but it had transformed her, changed her from poor motherless and abandoned Tully to a girl poised to take on the world. The goal made her life story unimportant, gave her something to reach for, to hang on to.”- Tully 

102. “How do you keep hold of a dream like that?” “With both hands.”- Tully 

103. “That was the thing about best friends. Like sisters and mothers, they could piss you off and make you cry and break your heart, but in the end, when the chips were down, they were there, making you laugh even in your darkest hours. ” – Kate 

104. “To make real friends you have to put yourself out there. Sometimes people will let you down, but you can’t let that stop you. If you get hurt, you just pick yourself up, dust off your feelings, and try again.” 

Firefly Lane is a popular series on Netflix inspired by the book by Kristin Hannah with beautiful quotes that resonates with nearly every viewer.

The main theme centers around female friendship, relationships, families, and the community that these women surround themselves with. 

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