Gracious Mabatid

“I like you so much I don't know what to do with it. My heart beats so fast when I know I'm going to see you again.”
― Jenny Han

“I deserve better than that, you know? I deserve . . . I deserve to be someone's number one girl."

"You are."

"No, I'm not. She is. You're still protecting her, her secret, whatever that is. From what, though? From me? What have I ever done to her?”
― Jenny Han, P.S. I Still Love You

“We'll meet again, but you're a lifetime away, and I need you now.”
― Karen Quan, Write like no one is reading 2

“You couldn't just leave her?"

"No," he says. "She's going through some shit right now. I'm just trying to be there for her. As a friend. That's it!"

"Gosh, she really knows how to work you, Peter!"

"It's not like that."

"It's always like that. She pulls the strings and you just . . ." I dangle my arms and head like a marionette doll.

Peter frowns. "That was mean."

"Well, I feel mean right now. So watch out."

"You're not mean, though. Not usually."

"Why can't you just tell me? You know I won't tell anyone. I really want to understand it, Peter."

"Because it's not for me to say. Don't try to make me tell you, because I can't."

"She's just doing this to manipulate you. It's what she does." I hear the jealousy in my voice, and I hate it, I hate it. This isn't me.”
― Jenny Han, P.S. I Still Love You