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“Looking back, anyone could’ve predicted what happened next. The erosion of lines between corporation and government.”
― Fable for the End of the World
― Fable for the End of the World
“A great rom-com, I said, is just like sex. If you’re surprised by the ending, somebody wasn’t doing their job. We all know where it’s headed. The fun is how we get there.”
― The Rom-Commers
― The Rom-Commers
“Wait, I say. When he starts to slide his phone into his back pocket. I take out mine and pull out his contact, clicking the call button. I couldn't find your phone, so I called it. On his screen, my incoming call lights up with the name 'Songbird'. It was his nickname for me while we were dating.
'Did you change it back? Or did you...'
'I never changed it'.”
― ASAP
'Did you change it back? Or did you...'
'I never changed it'.”
― ASAP
“The back of my eyes heat a little with the realization that Jenny never giving up on me is the reason we're friends, and the reason I'm friends with Angela and Gi Taek too. This conversation with Hyemi is a reminder that I need to reach out to Jenny, just as she reached out to me countless times before.”
― ASAP
― ASAP
“We don't get to know the whole story all at once. And where we're headed matters so much less than how we get there.”
― The Rom-Commers
― The Rom-Commers
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