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1 " This is the thing about school dances. They make like it's supposed to be this other-worldly thing, but really it's just the people you see every day dressed up, standing in the gym in the dark with Red Hot Chili Peppers playing. "
― Mariko Tamaki , Skim
2 " What does your love with this person offer you? Does it make you happy? Does it make you want to be a better person? "
― Mariko Tamaki
3 " I had a dream I put my hands inside my chest and held my heart to try to keep it still. "
4 " It's true that giving can be a part of love. But, contrary to popular belief, love should never take from you, Freddy. "
― Mariko Tamaki , Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
5 " Polyamorous or monogamous, your love should be a thing that brings something to you.It's true that giving can be a part of love. But, contrary to popular belief, love should never take from you, Freddy. "
6 " There are two rumors about breaking up that I feel might be helpful to address here.One is that breakups should be clean. The other is that you should only breakup when you're not in love. The truth is, breakups are usually messy, the way people are messy, the way life is often messy. I's okay for a breakup to feel like a disaster. It doesn't feel okay, but I assure you it is okay.It's also true that you can breakup with someone you still love. Because those two things are not distinct territories: love and not loving anymore. "
7 " Did you ever wish you had a book that would explain the full meaning of life's random happenings to you? "
― Mariko Tamaki , Emiko Superstar
8 " Have faith in yourself to know what's right for you. Whatever answer you need, it's inside you somewhere. "
9 " What is it like to love this person who keeps breaking up with you, and then presumably coming back to you? What does your love with this person offer? Does it make you happy? Does it give you what you need to be a better person? "
10 " I think it’s true that the older you get, and I am very old, the more you see that being in love and breaking up have a lot in common.Love is hard. Breaking up is hard. Love is dramatic. Breaking up is dramatic.Which makes me think that a lot of the questions you have about breaking up might be better thought of as questions about the nature of the love you have with this girl. "
11 " I had a dreamI put my handsinside my chestand held my heartto try to keep it still "
12 " I know there are some people who see sound as colour, and I've always wondered if mean looks different than not mean. I bet it's purple. "
― Mariko Tamaki , (You) Set Me on Fire
13 " I like the smell of strawberries, but not the taste. "
14 " Of course, I know there are LGBTQIA activists out there who fought for centuries for me to have the right to fuck up like this "
15 " Better not think of it at all. Eat a pastry instead. "
― Mariko Tamaki , Hulk #2
16 " Everything I had to say is sticking to my insides. "
17 " I guess if Dunc and I got married.....we would live in an apartment first. With regular jobs. Then. Then we would get good jobs. And. And he would go to medical school.Um.And I would take time off to have one.Perfect. Baby. "
― Mariko Tamaki , This One Summer
18 " The truth is, breakups are usually messy, the way people are messy, the way life is often messy. It's okay for a breakup to feel like a disaster. It doesn't feel okay, but I assure you it is okay. "
19 " Let’s play. "
― Mariko Tamaki , Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass
20 " I never walk away from a fight. As a nerd, some people find this hard to believe about me, but it's true. "
― Mariko Tamaki , Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow #5
