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61 " But we stayed together, because I don't know why. Maybe because we though we should be in love. At least I did. I wanted to be in love. "
― Stephanie Perkins , Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna and the French Kiss, #3)
62 " That being singular is the exact thing that makes something--or someone--amazing "
63 " I am hard on myself. But isn’t it better to be honest about these things before someone else can use them against you? Before someone else can break your heart? Isn’t it better to break it yourself?. I thought honesty made people strong. "
64 " People can play dumb all they want, but they always give themselves away in actions. In the small moments, like that. "
65 " ... Place the boldest color where I want people to look. "
66 " El mundo guarda silencio salvo por los latidos constantes de nuestros corazones. "
67 " I've learned that if I never leave those areas of my life that feel comfortable, I'll never have a chance at a greater happiness. "
68 " If I never leave those areas of my life that feel comfortable, I'll never have a chance at a greater happiness. "
69 " ... But we stayed together because... I don't know why. Maybe because we thought we should be in love. At least I did. I wanted to be in love. "
70 " The rest of it, the unknown... it'll come "
71 " I wish he would look at me the way he looks at his subjects. Because then he'd see there's more to me than shy, just like I see there's more to him than slacker "
72 " Because eventually, no matter what the circumstances, he would see the real me. Josh is a beautiful, messy, passionate work of art, and I'm... a blank canvas. There's nothing here to love. "
73 " He tastes like champagne. He tastes like desire. He tastes like my deepest craving fulfilled. "
74 " Is it possible that I'm worthy of being loved by someone whom I love? "
75 " Josh: Don't do this to us. I think you're afraid. I don't know why - I don't know what I could've said or done to make you distrust me - but for once in your life, Isla, take a risk. Take a fucking risk. If you keep playing it safe, you'll never know who you are. I know who you are, and I love who you are. Why don't you trust me? "
76 " He stayed with her for so long because he liked the idea of being in love. He has an empty well in his heart that needs to be filled by someone. Anyone. But that's not enough for me, and it won't be enough for him either once he finally realizes the truth. "
77 " To be good at anything you have to practice. "
78 " I pick a fight. I am cruel. I annihilate him. "
79 " Color me intrigued, Martin. "
80 " el comportamiento humano no es razonable. Ni predecible. Ni siquiera satisfactorio. "