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1 " Sometimes I think that maybe I like guys more as a concept than a reality. And girls more as a reality than a concept. "
― Adiba Jaigirdar , Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating
2 " Sometimes I think that maybe I like guys more as a concept than a reality. "
3 " Right now, all men seem overwhelmingly unattractive - except the ones on the Netflix shows I watch. "
4 " My point, dear sister, is that we all have people who we bend ourselves for the approval of. For you and me, it's Ammu and Abbu. For Hani, it's her friends. We all need to fit in, or need approval. You and Hani aren't that different, if you think about it. "
5 " You made a mistake, and your Abba made a mistake too. It doesn’t make anybody the worst anything in the world. It just makes us human. "
6 " Ishu smiles, and my breath hitches at the sight of it. She smiles so rarely that each one – the genuine ones that light up her entire being – feels like a gift. Like something private she has only reserved for me. "
7 " Family is complicated, Hani. Everyone has a different relationship with their family. "
8 " She smiles so rarely that each one—the genuine ones that light up her entire being—feels like a gift. Like something private she has only reserved for me. "
9 " Gathered up in her arms with the beat of Bollywood music all around me, everything feels strangely right. Like noneof the bad stuff even matters any more. Because as long as Hani and I are side-by-side, everything will be all right. "
10 " I want to ask her again, why. Why is she friends with people who don’t let her be who she is? Who make her feel uncomfortable and embarrassed of who she is? "
11 " Can I at least talk about the racist British media attacking Meghan Markle?” I ask. "
12 " Who studies biology and chemistry first thing on a Saturday morning? "
13 " It’s like … heterophobia. "
14 " It’s a good thing I spent last night studying because Ms. Taylor springs a surprise test on us as soon as we walk into double biology in the afternoon. "
15 " At least try shifting him before you make up your mind. "
16 " Aisling rolls her eyes again. “Why is this even a thing? Everyone knows that you’re going to be with a guy at the end of the day, and this whole bisexuality thing is your way of seeming interesting or whatever. Like you’re so Muslim you won’t even drink a drop of alcohol and you want us to think you’re for real gay? "
17 " they won’t know that you were never winning for them—you were doing it for yourself. "
18 " you made a mistake, and your Abba made a mistake too,' she murmurs. 'It doesn't make anybody the worst anything in the world. It just makes us human. "
19 " Cole Sprout. "
20 " Because as long as Hani and I are side-by-side, everything will be alright. "