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1 " I couldn’t quite believe how much I seriously loved Aled Last, even if it wasn’t in the ideal way that would make it socially acceptable for us to live together until we die. "
― Alice Oseman , Radio Silence
2 " Two girls walk past in gargantuan heels and dresses so tight that their skin is spilling out, and one of them says to the other, "Wait, who the fuck is Lewis Carroll?" and in my imagination I pull a gun out of my pocket, shoot them both and then shoot myself. "
― Alice Oseman , Solitaire
3 " I love Nick. I love Nick so, so much. But what I’ve realised through all of this is that we need other people too. Siblings. Parents. Friends. More friends. A therapist. Even teachers, sometimes. That doesn’t mean our relationship isn’t strong. If anything… I think we’re stronger now. "
― Alice Oseman , Heartstopper: Volume Four (Heartstopper, #4)
4 " I stopped speaking. There was no point trying to argue. There was no way she was going to even attempt to listen to me.They never do, do they? They never even try to listen to you. "
5 " I've learnt some Things. Like the way friendship can be just as intense, beautiful and endless as romance. Like the way there's love everywhere around me - there's love for my friends, there's love for my paintings, there's love for myself. "
― Alice Oseman , Loveless
6 " How do you know you wont find someone one day?"This was the question that had been plaguing me for months but when Pip asked me it then, I knew the answer. finally. " Because I know myself. I know what I feel and what I have the capability to feel. I mean how do you know you wont fall for a guy one day?"Pip made a face. "yeah, exactly. You just know that about yourself. And now I know too "
7 " I used to dream of spellbinding, endless, forever romance. A beautiful story of meeting a person who could change your whole world. But now, I’m realized friendship could be that too. "
8 " D'you think I'm immature?'...'I think it's pretty amazing that you haven't felt peer-pressured into doing anything by now. You haven't made yourself do anything you didn't want to do. You haven't kissed anyone just because you're scared of missing out. I think that's one of the most mature things I've ever heard, actually. "
― Alice Oseman
9 " I hate the phone. It is the worst invention in the history of the world, because if you don’t talk, nothing happens. You can’t get by with simply listening and nodding your head in all the right places. You have to talk. You have no option. It takes away my freedom of nonspeech. "
10 " I can take a little beating now and then. I’m a tough one. I’m a star. I’m steel-chested and diamond-eyed. Cyborgs live and then they break, but I’ll never break. Even when my bone dust drifts over the City walls, I’ll be living and I’ll be flying, and I will wave and laugh. "
11 " Sometimes i think if nobody spoke to me, i'd never speak again. "
12 " Would you kiss me?""...yeah "
― Alice Oseman , Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1)
13 " I should explain how difficult it is to keep trying to do better when there are so many people who just refuse to understand how hard it is. I should explain that I barely slept last night because I was so anxious about dinner and, even though I actually did quite well, I still felt like everyone was watching me, waiting for me to fuck up and ruin the day. "
― Alice Oseman , This Winter
14 " I'm a little bit in love with everyone I meet. "
15 " Nice people are vulnerable because they don’t know how to be mean. "
16 " Seriously, who falls asleep that quickly? Imagine being able to sleep without listening to a true crime podcast episode or immersing yourself in your imaginary dreamworld for at least an hour. "
17 " Half the time you refuse to even acknowledge that I have a fucking mental illness, and the other half you try as hard as possible to make me feel like I'm the last person you ever wanted as a child! "
18 " I know I probably should. I should explain about the argument with Mum and all the arguments we've had over the past few weeks. I should explain how difficult it is to keep trying to do better when there are so many people who just refuse to understand how hard it is. I should explain that I barely slept last night because I was so anxious about dinner and, even though I actually did well, I still feel like everyone was watching me, waiting for me to fuck up and ruin the day.But it's so much easier to just not think about it. "
19 " I think... it's unlikely anyone would want to catch a grenade for anyone else. Or just in front of a train for someone else. That's very counter-productive. "
20 " Give your friendships the magic you would give a romance. Because they're just as important. Actually, for us, they're way more important. "
