Michelle

“Give your friendships the magic you would give a romance. Because they're just as important”
― Alice Oseman, Loveless

“My running theory was that my shyness and introversion were linked to my whole 'never fancying anyone' situation - maybe I just didn't talk to enough people, or maybe people just stressed me out in general, and that was why I'd never wanted to kiss anyone. If I just improved my confidence, tried to be a bit more open and sociable, I'd be able to do and feel those things, like most people.”
― Alice Oseman, Loveless

“I wasn’t going to die alone.
I was going to try harder.
I wanted forever love.
I didn’t want to be loveless.”
― Alice Oseman, Loveless

“I couldn’t admit to them how desperately I wanted to be in a romantic
relationship. Because I knew it was pathetic. Trust me. I completely understood
that women should want to be strong and independent and you don’t need to
find love to have a successful life. And the fact that I so desperately wanted a
boyfriend – or a girlfriend, a partner, whoever, someone – was a sign that I was
not strong, or independent, or self-sufficient, or happy alone. I was really quite
lonely, and I wanted to be loved.
Was that such a bad thing? To want an intimate connection with another
human?
I didn’t know.”
― Alice Oseman, Loveless