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81 " Savvy lets out a snort that borders on hysterical, gesturing out so widely that I can’t tell if she’s trying to encapsulate the camp or the entire known universe. “You think I’d put this shit show on Instagram? "
― Emma Lord , You Have a Match
82 " I feel the full force of what happened a year ago, and a staggering appreciation for everything that has happened since. For the way my days then look almost nothing like my days now. For the little things that snowballed into big things, that gave me the life I have today. "
83 " The last time I saw a Prius going that fast, the REI flagship downtown was having a garage sale.” I sink my teeth into the protein bar. "
84 " For all the bad poetry and light angsting to Taylor Swift songs that Landon inspired a few years back, "
― Emma Lord , Tweet Cute
85 " Friends?'The word seemed cheap... It was never going to fully describe what we were to each other. But that wasn't what the word was doing right then. It wasn't a definition; it was a boundary. One I needed to accept.'Friends. "
86 " But the double standard has never been more unfair than it is right now. My mom gets it before my dad does because she is all too aware of the quiet way I keep score. "
87 " The feeling was enough, I think. Just to know it. To have it in my bones, make it a part of my history. There was a beautiful 'before,' without an 'after' to wreck it on the other side. "
88 " My life might feel like chaos, but it's never reached a level where one conversation with [Safiya] couldn't bring it back into focus. "
89 " My wishes were so specific then. I may not have been able to fix my problems, but at least I could give them names. Now I wouldn't even know where to begin. "
90 " My life might feel like chaos, but it's never reached a level where one conversation with Connie couldn't bring it back into focus. "
91 " I feel strangely invincible, like the moments happening right now don’t count for anything, but somehow count for everything at once. "
92 " ...talking to Bluebird has been like touching base with something outside myself, as if we're just close enough to ease each other's minds bur far enough away it never feels as scary as it should. "