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1 " When things don't go as planned, we can either pout and behave like a reticent child, or take some time to reconsider our choices. Ruminate over what we've done in our past, and how best to move forward in our future. "
― Lynn Painter , Mr. Wrong Number
2 " Instead of handing it over, I tossed it onto the floor and said, "I keep telling Mr. Wrong Number I don't need him anymore but he just won't let me go." He tossed his phone beside mine and rolled on top of me. "Can you blame him? When you find your perfect Misdial, you can't let her go. "
3 " Instead of handing it over, I tossed it onto the floor and said, 'I keep telling Mr. Wrong Number I don't need him anymore but he just won't let me go.' He tossed his phone beside mine and rolled on top of me. 'Can you blame him? When you find your perfect Misdial, you can't let her go. "
4 " It was true love, Ted. I looked over, saw this guy, and I totally lost my mind. I know he's loud and in-your-face, but whenever I look at him I feel a little weak-kneed. And when I drive him - forget about it. He's fast and wild and a little unruly, and I can feel his throaty rumbles all through my body when I bury that gas pedal. That beast has forever ruined me for all other vehicles. "
― Lynn Painter , Better Than the Movies
5 " She’s not you.”“What?”“She. Isn’t. You. "
6 " Enemies-to-lovers—it’s our trope, Buxbaum. "
7 " You look best when you're you. "
8 " I fell in love with teasing you in the second grade, when I first discovered that I could turn you cheeks pink with just a word. Then I fell in love with you. "
9 " Sometimes we get so tied up in our idea of what we think we want that we miss out on the amazingness of what we could actually have. "
10 " I did what I had to. All is fair in love and parking. "
11 " When I brought my eyes back to his, I knew without a doubt that if we were anywhere else—alone—he would kiss me. He swallowed, and my eyes tracked down to his throat before slowly climbing back up by way of his strong chin, nose, and dark-as-night brown eyes.He raised one eyebrow, an unspoken question, and I realized at that moment that I wanted it. I wanted Wes. Michael had been my endgame, but I couldn’t bring myself to care about that anymore.I wouldn’t run through a train station for Michael. But I would do it for Wes.Holy shit. "
12 " Hey—don’t ditch me until I find Michael, okay?”“Call me ‘Wessy,’ and I totally won’t.”I snorted. “Fine. If you ditch me, Wessy, I will stab you with the keg tap.”“My little Libby is such a savage. "
13 " Do you realize we could’ve been doing this for years if you weren’t such a pain in the ass?” “Nah—I didn’t like you until recently.”“Enemies-to-lovers—it’s our trope, Buxbaum.”“You poor, confused little love lover.” A giggle shimmied through me before I set my hands on his face and said as I pulled him back to me, “Just shut up and kiss me. "
14 " What do you mean, not your type? Because he’s not some character who writes poetry and knows what your favorite flower is? "
15 " Charm and intrigue can only get you so far, Libby Loo. Those things always disappear, which is why you never, ever choose the bad boy. "
16 " I could say these unfiltered things to him because he didn’t care. Wes Bennett knew what a mess I was underneath it all, and there was a little bit of joy in knowing he saw the real me. Freedom. "
17 " When I'm around you, I kind of feel like I'm on drugs. Not that I do drugs. Unless you do drugs, in which case, I do them all the time. All of them. "
18 " You suppose? What on earth could she possibly be lacking? Do you want bigger boobs or something? Is she not—” “She’s not you.” “What?” “She. Isn’t. You. "
19 " My inheritance was the knowledge that love is always in the air, always a possibility, and always worth it. "
20 " Hey, kiddo.” Helena looked over at me from the doorway that led to the kitchen as I practiced piano in the living room. I liked playing in the morning, and I liked playing in my fancy flowered pajamas with the matching silk slippers. It made practicing feel like an elegant pastime, like I was an erstwhile Austen character honing one of the skills that would make me a fearsome thing to behold. "
