Jolie

“I've always had this theory that if I wanted something badly enough, the universe will make sure to keep it just out of my reach— either out of boredom or cruelty, like an invisible hand dangling stars on a string.”
― Ann Liang, I Am Not Jessica Chen

“This would be an absolutely incredible, life-changing thing if it happened to me. But for you? It's just another accomplishment, isn't it?”
― Ann Liang, I Am Not Jessica Chen

“If I’d kissed you,” he goes on, “you would have wanted me for an
afternoon, and I would have wanted you for the rest of my life.”
― Ann Liang, I Am Not Jessica Chen

“The world just felt smaller without you,” he tells me. It’s the kind of sentiment most people would be afraid to say out loud, but he looks me
straight in the eye when he speaks, his chin lifted a few degrees, as if in challenge. “Or maybe you have a way of making the world feel bigger. I missed you.”
― Ann Liang