“Maybe the whole point of love is to make more of itself.”
― Instructions for Dancing
― Instructions for Dancing
“There’s a Japanese phrase that I like: koi no yokan. It doesn’t mean love at first sight. It’s closer to love at second sight. It’s the feeling when you meet someone that you’re going to fall in love with them. Maybe you don’t love them right away, but it’s inevitable that you will.”
― The Sun Is Also a Star
― The Sun Is Also a Star
“Sometimes the only thing to say about a period of time is that it’s passing and that you’re surviving it.”
― Instructions for Dancing
― Instructions for Dancing
“It doesn’t matter that love ends. It just matters that there’s love.”
― Instructions for Dancing
― Instructions for Dancing
“But a description of a tree is not a tree, and a thousand paper kisses will never equal the feel of Olly’s lips against mine.”
― Everything, Everything
― Everything, Everything
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