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1 " I wasn't always this way. But the friction of life has a way of turning sharp edges into smooth ones, smooth edges into sharp ones, until you've become a duller, slightly misshapen version of your former self. "
― Neel Patel , If You See Me, Don't Say Hi
2 " No one ever told me that happiness was like a currency: that when it goes, it goes, and that few people are willing to give you some of theirs. "
3 " It felt surreal being there with you, just like it had that summer. "
4 " We exchanged secret kicks, knowing looks, escaped into the bathroom to avoid our parents’ talk. You came into my life and rimmed it with gold. Everything was more bearable with you by my side. "
― Neel Patel , Tell Me How to Be
5 " What's wrong with a dangerous woman? "
― Neel Patel
6 " Sometimes even dragons give birth to runts. It’s not the runt that’s the problem; it’s the task of shielding him from the world. "
7 " But the friction of life has a way of turning sharp edges into smooth ones, smooth edges into sharp ones, until you’ve become a duller, slightly misshapen version of your former self. "
8 " The only thing worse thana straight white man was a gay one—because gay white men conceal theirracism with sequins, while straight ones wear it proudly on their sleeves. "
9 " For every boy I ever loved, there was a corresponding song.____For you, Parth, there were many, every beat ever pounded, every melody ever hummed, all the songs ever written, including the ones we never heard. "
10 " Do you know what it’s like to have so much love inside you and no one to give it to? To be the vessel of unwanted light? My father said even the sweetest things turn sour if there’s no one to consume them. Jewels tarnish. Flowers die. Fruit goes rotten. Love turns to bitterness and hatred and rage. "
11 " People began to dance, and through the swish of flowing fabrics—gold, pink, yellow, blue—I saw your face. "
12 " Do you know what it's like to have so much love inside you and no one to give it to? To be the vessel of unwanted light? My father said even the sweetest things turn sour if there's no one to consume them. Jewels tarnish. Flowers die. Fruit goes rotten. Love turns to bitterness and hatred and rage. "
