“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“Maktub" (It is written.)”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“I wanted so badly to lie down next to her on the couch, to wrap my arms around her and sleep. Not fuck, like in those movies. Not even have sex. Just sleep together in the most innocent sense of the phrase. But I lacked the courage and she had a boyfriend and I was gawky and she was gorgeous and I was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly fascinating. So I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was hurricane.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
“Shay sometimes talked in a mysterious way, like she was quoting the lyrics of some band no one else listened to.”
― Uglies
― Uglies
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