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1 " It was a pretty good strategy for most social situations: show up, fall back, let somebody else break the ice and take the spotlight. "
― Rainbow Rowell , Kindred Spirits
2 " And the thing about nerd culture being mainstream culture now means that there's no place to just be a nerd among other nerds - without being reminded that you're the nerd. "
3 " If you broke Elena's heart, Star Wars would spill out. This was a holy day for her -- it was a cosmic event. This was her planets lining up. (Tatooine, Coruscant, Hoth.) "
4 " Extroverts were nothing if not dependable. "
5 " People who are jerks don't get to decide whether they're jerks. It's left up to a jury of their peers. "
6 " It’s so warm,” he said. “I love inside.” “Inside is the best,” Elena said. “Let’s never go outside again. "
7 " How could you possibly have a dark secret involving the Star Wars prequels? Are you responsible for Jar Jar Binks? "
8 " I was born at the wrong time," she said. "And in the wrong climate. It should be 1983, and I should be sitting outside Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. "
9 " Gabe?" she said."What?""I can't sleep.""Why not?""Star Wars! "
10 " I saw the prequels in the theater," Gabe said. "When I was a kid. I thought they were awesome""And now?" she asked."They're my first love," he said. "I can't be objective. "
11 " What were they thinking when they scheduled this movie for December?" Troy said. "They weren't thinking of us, I can tell you. May," he said, shaking his head. "May is when you release a Star Wars movie. If this movie were a May movie, the line would already be around the block. "
12 " It was a pretty good strategy for most social situations: show up, fall back, let somebody else break the ice and take the spotlight. Somebody else always would. Extroverts were nothing if not dependable. "
13 " She’d made it. She was here. It was happening. "
14 " You have friends. You have a clique. You walk down the hall like you own the place.”“You seem to have mistaken me for the movie Mean Girls "
15 " Everybody likes Star Wars,” he said. “Everybody likes everything these days. The whole world is a nerd. "
16 " Troy and Sandra and Gabe acted out a lightsaber battle that brought tears to Elena’s eyes, probably because they were all three singing the John Williams music. "
17 " Elena bounced up and down, pointing from side to side. “What’s that?” Gabe asked. “It’s my Star Wars dance,” she said, bouncing and pointing. After a few seconds, he joined her. Then Troy’s friends picked it up. The dance traveled down the line. From the street, they must have looked like the Peanuts characters dancing. "
18 " What's your favorite Star Wars movie?" Gabe asked. Uncharacteristically. Elena looked over at him."You might as well ask me who my favorite child is," Troy said. "
19 " Don’t worry about her!” Troy shouted from behind her. “She’s in good hands!” Elena’s mom looked aghast. But she still drove away. “I’m sorry,” Troy said. “Did I make that worse? I meant the hands of the line. "
20 " Learn from my mistakes,” she said. Learn what? Elena wondered. Avoid men? Avoid love? Avoid radiologists who buy movie-replica lightsabers? "