“Things were allowed to be complicated. They were allowed to be messy. We were allowed to disagree and argue and even hurt each other, on occasion, and it didn’t mean it was time to let the revolving door of life carry us away from each other. Sometimes things are hard. They just are.”
― Funny Story
― Funny Story
“I want a first chapter, and a second and a third—those long chapters, you know, the ones you have to take a break from halfway through. I want all of it, not just the end.” He looked down at my hands, and took them in his, and squeezed them tightly. “And I want it with you.”
― A Novel Love Story
― A Novel Love Story
“So many decisions I made were based on the fear of what could go wrong, instead of my hopes for what might go right.”
― Funny Story
― Funny Story
“His hands fly up to cradle my jaw. "I won't hurt you, Daphne."
"You don't know that," I whisper.
"I know how hard I'll try," he says. "Just stay. I love you. I want you. Stay.”
― Funny Story
"You don't know that," I whisper.
"I know how hard I'll try," he says. "Just stay. I love you. I want you. Stay.”
― Funny Story
“You mean so much to me, Miles," I say. "So much. But you can't be everything. You were right that I'd love it here. I do. And you're a huge part of why I want to build a life here. But I can't build it around you.”
― Funny Story
― Funny Story
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