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161 " What’s going to happen to us, Harvey?”He pressed his lips to my head and said, “It’s a surprise, I think. "
― Julie Murphy
162 " My heart is elastic. I realize it for the first time. For so long I thought there was a limit to how much love I could hold and who I could give it to. But life is so much more dynamic than that. Love doesn’t disappear when you give it away, and new love doesn’t make old love any less legitimate. "
― Julie Murphy , Ramona Blue
163 " Use it,” he says. “Whatever it is that had you hung up. An ex, a death, or just plain old depression. The best part about crossing any bridge is the chance to look back and be able to fully understand where you came from. You’re not a machine. You’re not a computer. You’re an artist, and any good artist knows life feeds into art and art feeds into life. "
― Julie Murphy , If the Shoe Fits (Meant to Be, #1)
164 " This in-box full of unopened messages is the truest reminder that we are temporary fixtures in a permanent world. "
― Julie Murphy , Dumplin' (Dumplin', #1)
165 " And who the hell was that twiggy bitch?” As soon as it’s out of my mouth I regret it. All my life I’ve had a body worth commenting on and if living in my skin has taught me anything it’s that if it’s not your body, it’s not yours to comment on. Fat. Skinny. Short. Tall. It doesn’t matter. But "
166 " I wanted to be honest with you, Alice. But then you got sick. I couldn’t do that to you. "
― Julie Murphy , Side Effects May Vary
167 " the magic of being someone else is lost when you can never quite shed your own skin. "
168 " The difference between winning and losing is all in the details', she said. "
169 " I feel good. It makes me feel good. To be wanted, but not had. "
170 " But isn’t that the point of labels like boyfriend and girlfriend? To make things easier for other people? She slurps her beer. Isn’t that sad. It’s like the whole world has to walk around with name tags on so we can all feel more comfortable? I guess things are less scary if you know what to call them. "
171 " Loyalty isn’t blind. Even when I wish it was. Loyalty is telling someone they’re wrong when no one else will. "
172 " I think you gotta be who you want to be until you feel like you are whoever it is you’re trying to become. Sometimes half of doing something is pretending that you can. "
173 " think maybe it’s the things we don’t want to talk about that are the things people most want to hear. "
174 " My stepmom. She’s big into stars and astrology. "
175 " Even the wrong direction sometimes feels better than no direction at all. "
― Julie Murphy , Puddin' (Dumplin', #2)
176 " It’s not that I’m jealous of Ellen and Tim or that Tim steals Ellen away from me or even that I want Tim for myself. But I want what they have. I want a person to kiss hello. "
177 " hearts "
178 " I don’t know how to form the words to explain to El that not only did I get my first kiss, but it ended up being a full-on make-out session. "
179 " like the idea of keeping my world in these little compartments where there is no risk of collision. "
180 " Oh, I need you,” I tell her. “I need you like Oprah needs Gayle. "