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61 " I knew I could have danced if I wanted to, really. But I didn’t, so I didn’t have to. The world needs people who are more comfortable standing still. We keep the earth on its axis when everyone else is bouncing around. "
― Bill Konigsberg , Openly Straight (Openly Straight, #1)
62 " I decided on a shower, since I smelled like my expiration date had come and gone weeks ago. "
63 " Nothing that comes from love could ever be wrong. "
64 " Serenity is apparently like a great, big fabulous party, except without food or people or talking or fun. "
65 " Youth is the state of being perpetually embarrassed. "
66 " Quando você magoa alguém de quem gosta, é como se uma parte de você morresse. Se você não pode falar sobre isso, a morte passa despercebida. "
67 " This was Boulder. It could easily be two moms. Two dads. A dad, a mom, and an orangutan. Three Amish hipsters and a transgendered Aboriginal mermaid. "
68 " was an amazing guy, really. Totally himself. Totally unapologetic about having all these different sides of his personality that didn’t quite mesh. He didn’t care what people saw, and at that moment, the envy was so powerful, I wanted to punch him in the face. "
69 " Thanks, Ben,” I said finally, when I was sure my voice wouldn’t crack. “You may be the best friend I’ve ever had.” After a few unbearable moments, Ben replied: “You too. "
70 " To agape,” we all echoed, raising our wineglasses and drinking to higher love. "
71 " Perhaps the best answer is not to tolerate differences, not even to accept them. But to celebrate them. "
72 " And I felt so foreign, lying there, the wind howling outside our window. What was I doing here? Who was Rafe, really? Can you just put a part of yourself on hold? And if you do, does it cease to be true? Straight people have it so much easier. They don’t understand. They can’t. There’s no such thing as openly straight. "
73 " It’s hard when you open your heart and let someone in and then suddenly they’re not in it anymore. "