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“‘Everyone says that he fell because he flew too close to the sun . . . But he flew, do you see what I mean . . . He was able to fly. It doesn’t matter if you fall’” (pg. 173)

“- we are thirty in our hearts, before all the disappointment, all the ways it turned out to be so much more painful than we thought it would be, but then again, it has also been magic.” (Pg. 274)
- why am I sobbing.

“You’re right what you said about the trouble it is to make it through life, but here we are, so I guess we’ve outsmarted something.” (Pg. 256)

“… but we lease remember, that side I am also just a girl.” (Pg. 242). I know this is a term that girls often use to just joke around but in the context of this book this was gut wrenching.

“… there are complexities of human life that cannot be boiled down to black and white. Of course! Of course.” (Pg. 217)

This book is taking forever and loves the word obdurate

Okay I gave up keeping track of the time it took me to read this book it would be outrageous. However I’ve enjoyed this version almost more than the original? And that’s saying something considering how much I loved the original but looking for similarities and differences is so fun.

+ 1 hour and 55 minutes

+13

+29 minutes

Been meaning to start this book since it was released but put it off until now. Officially starting and gonna see how long it takes me to get through. Current time invested: 36 minutes.