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“dreamed of all the ways we could soothe the Lisbon girls. Some of us wanted to lie down in the grass with them, or play the guitar and sing them songs.”
― Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides

“It took me years to realize that life is just a succession of these so-called passing moments. If it’s a painful moment, it will pass. If it’s a perfect moment, it will also pass.”
― Alissa DeRogatis, Call It What You Want

“Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss . . .’ He turned to me. ‘But every once in a while you find someone who’s iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.”
― Wendelin Van Draanen, Flipped

“I avoided the blue-eyed brat the best I could,”
― Wendelin Van Draanen, Flipped