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21 " FRIENDSHIP: A true friend is one soul in two bodies – Aristotle. "
― Amber L. Johnson , Puddle Jumping (Puddle Jumping, #1)
22 " With a small sigh he squeezed my hand tighter. “I wish you were like me. "
23 " No,” he whispered. “You’re my beautiful Lilly. The one who makes everything right in my world. "
24 " Talking with you would be much more enjoyable than talking with Talia, Lilly.” His eyes scanned the floor by my feet. “She’s paint by number; you’re a watercolor. "
25 " I don’t believe there’s such a thing as conventional love. Love is bending. Love is breaking. Love is constantly learning about the other person until you go crazy because it will never be perfect, but there’s no fault in trying. I’ve loved a boy who was extraordinary beyond words, in my eyes. "
26 " I do . . . love you. If you needed me to say it before you should have told me so. I know what it means. "
27 " Yeah.” He rolled his eyes. “Whatever.” And then he looked at me and the corner of his mouth pulled up into a sly smile. “They taught us that tonight to help us blend in with our peers. "
28 " You’re my quiet, Lilly. "
29 " I’m sorry. Was that gross?” I asked, wanting to melt into the floor and just die. He shook his head slowly and then looked at me for a second. “I’d like to try this after you’ve brushed your teeth. "
30 " She’s paint by number; you’re a watercolor. "
31 " You’re my beautiful Lilly. The one who makes everything right in my world. "
32 " It was those words that made me fall in love with him. Right there in that spot. Because he wanted me to be like him. That was his normalcy. "
33 " Sometimes change makes you sit up and pay attention, opening your eyes to so many new things, it’s as if you’d been asleep for "
34 " I used to think there were two kinds of Crayola artists: Ones who color inside the lines and ones who don’t stay within the rigid boundaries set by thick black perimeters that make up a cuddly koala. But it seems that inside and outside the lines is just the main basis for comparison. You also have those who color lightly inside and fill each space according to the chosen and appropriate shade. Then you have those who scribble and slap any color anywhere. And sometimes these people have purple turkeys and shit that drives me absofreakinglutely crazy because, seriously "
35 " You were upset. I hurt you. Something must have happened to make you stay away from me. Is that right?” His nose was pressed under my ear and I fought back another round of tears because he just didn’t fully grasp it. He could have been repeating Sheila’s words for all I knew. “You’re leaving. "
36 " You’d like to think it’s a choice to love him, but it’s not, Lilly. You’ve already decided. I can see it on your face. "
37 " Am I your girlfriend?” “Of course.” Like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "
38 " Lilly. Sometimes I don’t think I have the capacity to be what you need in a significant other. "
39 " I promise that love isn't easy for anyone. Anywhere. "
40 " want to ask you a question.” He nodded. “Take me to the dance next weekend.” He tilted his head to the side and frowned. “Lilly, that was not in the form of a question. A question is a request that ends with a question mark. What you just said was a statement. "