“Ik hou van jou, Adam.”
― The Love Hypothesis
― The Love Hypothesis
“Why is it whenever a man throws a tantrum a woman is blamed for his poor behavior?”
― Kingdom of the Cursed
― Kingdom of the Cursed
“You can fall in love: someone will catch you.”
― The Love Hypothesis
― The Love Hypothesis
“Did you… Did you just kiss me?” He sounded puzzled, and maybe a little out of breath. His lips were full and plump and… God. Kissed. There was simply no way Olive could get away with denying what she had just done.
Still, it was worth a try.
“Nope.”
Surprisingly, it seemed to work.
“Ah. Okay, then.” Carlsen nodded and turned around, looking vaguely disoriented. He took a couple of steps down the hallway, reached the water fountain - maybe where he’d headed in the first place.
Olive was starting to believe that she might actually be off the hook when he halted and turned back with a skeptical expression.
“Are you sure?”
― The Love Hypothesis
Still, it was worth a try.
“Nope.”
Surprisingly, it seemed to work.
“Ah. Okay, then.” Carlsen nodded and turned around, looking vaguely disoriented. He took a couple of steps down the hallway, reached the water fountain - maybe where he’d headed in the first place.
Olive was starting to believe that she might actually be off the hook when he halted and turned back with a skeptical expression.
“Are you sure?”
― The Love Hypothesis
“WGrayson7: well, i agree that 'trial and error' is a pretty pesimistic name for it. and maybe that's what it is most of the time.
WGrayson7: but i think the point is that it's not just try-error
WGrayson7: most of the time it's try-error-try
WGrayson7: try-error-try
WGrayson7: try-error-try
WGrayson7: and that's how you find it.
willupleasebequiet: it?
WGrayson7: you know. it
willupleasebequiet: yeah, it
willupleasebequiet: try-error-try-it
WGrayson7: well . . . i haven't become that optimistic.
WGrayson7: it's more like try-error-try-error-try-error-try-error-try-error-try . . . at least fifteen more rounds . . . then try-error-try-it”
― Will Grayson, Will Grayson
WGrayson7: but i think the point is that it's not just try-error
WGrayson7: most of the time it's try-error-try
WGrayson7: try-error-try
WGrayson7: try-error-try
WGrayson7: and that's how you find it.
willupleasebequiet: it?
WGrayson7: you know. it
willupleasebequiet: yeah, it
willupleasebequiet: try-error-try-it
WGrayson7: well . . . i haven't become that optimistic.
WGrayson7: it's more like try-error-try-error-try-error-try-error-try-error-try . . . at least fifteen more rounds . . . then try-error-try-it”
― Will Grayson, Will Grayson
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