“I like it when somebody gets excited about something. It's nice.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“She bludgeoned me with a look of such limitless compassion that I immediately began to cry.”
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
“I looked at other couples and wondered how they could be so calm about it. They held hands as if they weren't even holding hands. When Steve and I held hands, I had to keep looking down to marvel at it. There was my hand, the same hand I've always had - oh, but look! What is it holding? It's holding Steve's hand! Who is Steve? My three-dimensional boyfriend. Each day I wondered what would happen next. What happens when you stop wanting, when you are happy. I supposed I would go on being happy forever. I knew I would not mess things up by growing bored. I had done that once before.”
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
“She never inquired, but she never recoiled, either. This is a quality that I look for in a person, not recoiling.”
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
“Some people need a red carpet rolled out in front of them in order to walk forward into friendship. They can't see the tiny outstretched hands all around them, everywhere, like leaves on trees.”
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
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