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“That was one of the hardest things about breaking up. It's not a pair of bookends, the beginning and the end... It's all the things we used to do that we'd never do again and all the things we'd never do for the first time together.”
― The Falling in Love Montage
― The Falling in Love Montage
“He said what he meant; he was puzzled if you did not. Some people might have mistaken this for simplicity. But is it not a sort of genius to cut always to the heart?”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“Adelaide wished to love someone and be loved back.
And to love someone and know that it was him she loved, not some idea of him.
Maybe that was two wishes. Maybe it was only one.”
― Again Again
And to love someone and know that it was him she loved, not some idea of him.
Maybe that was two wishes. Maybe it was only one.”
― Again Again
“Sometimes when my favorite songs are on I have to stop what I'm doing and lie down on my carpet and just listen. I feel every word they're singing. Every note. And to think that in twenty years, or ten years, or five, even, I might hear those same songs and just, like, bob my head or something is horrible. Then I'm sure I'll think that I know more about life, but it isn't true. I'll know less.”
― You Know Me Well
― You Know Me Well
“The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain.”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
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