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21 " And that's how it is in real life too. You can love someone and still know the future you'd have with them wouldn't work for you, or for them, or maybe even for both of you. "
― Emily Henry , People We Meet on Vacation
22 " There aren't words vast or specific enough to capture the ecstasy and the ache and love and fear I feel just looking at him now. "
23 " I thought you didn’t like holding hands,” I say.“And you said you did,” he says.“So, what? I just get whatever I want now?” I tease.His smile flickers back into place, calm and restrained. “Yes, Poppy,” he says. “You get whatever you want now. Is that a problem?”“What if I want you to have what you want?”He arches an eyebrow. “Are you just saying that because you know what I’m going to say, and you want to make fun of me for it?”“No?” I say. “Why? What are you going to say?”Our hands go still between us. “I have what I want, Poppy. "
24 " I’m afraid of loving you for our entire lives, and then having to say goodbye. "
25 " Can you just do me one favor?” I ask.He knots his hands against my spine. “Hm?”“Only hold my hand when you want to.”“Poppy,” he says, “there may come a day when I no longer need to be touching you at all times, but that day is not today. "
26 " I’m saying,” Rachel replies, “that purpose matters more than contentment. "
27 " The corner of his mouth twitches into a smile. “You could have always looked,” he says in a low voice. “Just so you know.”“Well, you could’ve too,” I say.“Trust me,” he says. “I did. "
28 " That crush of happiness, that feeling that this is what life’s about: being somewhere beautiful, with someone you love. "
29 " Contentment is a lie invented by capitalism, "
30 " Apparently, there's someone for everyone "
31 " Living, being responsible for myself, seems like an insurmountable challenge lately. "
32 " For me, traveling is about wandering, meeting people you don’t expect, doing things you’ve never done. "
33 " All day long, I hear myself saying this same phrase, like I’m desperate to get it out of my body even as I feel incapable: I am having a hard time "
34 " ON VACATION, YOU can be anyone you want. Like a good book or an incredible outfit, being on vacation transports you into another version of yourself. "
35 " Apparently the completion of long-term goals often leads to depression. It’s the journey, not the destination, "
36 " You can’t outrun yourself. Not your history, not your fears, not the parts of yourself you’re worried are wrong. "
37 " And even on those days when one or both of us is having a hard time, we'll be here, where we are completely known, completely accepted, by the person whose side we love wholeheartedly. "
38 " Sometimes I think that’s why we’re so drawn to each other. Because he’s used to being the steadfast big brother and I’m used to being the annoying little sister. It’s a dynamic we understand: I lovingly tease him; he makes the entire world feel safer for me. "
39 " There's nothing so off-putting to some people as someone who seems not to care whether anyone else approves of them. maybe it's resentment: I have bent for the greater good, to follow the rules, so why haven't you? You should care. "
40 " I still have a lot to figure out, but the one thing I know is, wherever you are, that's where I belong. I'll never belong anywhere like I belong with you. No matter what I'm feeling, I want you next to me. You're home to me, Alex. And I think I'm that for you too. "