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21 " You’re my beautiful Lilly. The one who makes everything right in my world. "
― Amber L. Johnson , Puddle Jumping (Puddle Jumping, #1)
22 " It was those words that made me fall in love with him. Right there in that spot. Because he wanted me to be like him. That was his normalcy. "
23 " Sometimes change makes you sit up and pay attention, opening your eyes to so many new things, it’s as if you’d been asleep for "
24 " I used to think there were two kinds of Crayola artists: Ones who color inside the lines and ones who don’t stay within the rigid boundaries set by thick black perimeters that make up a cuddly koala. But it seems that inside and outside the lines is just the main basis for comparison. You also have those who color lightly inside and fill each space according to the chosen and appropriate shade. Then you have those who scribble and slap any color anywhere. And sometimes these people have purple turkeys and shit that drives me absofreakinglutely crazy because, seriously "
25 " You were upset. I hurt you. Something must have happened to make you stay away from me. Is that right?” His nose was pressed under my ear and I fought back another round of tears because he just didn’t fully grasp it. He could have been repeating Sheila’s words for all I knew. “You’re leaving. "
26 " You’d like to think it’s a choice to love him, but it’s not, Lilly. You’ve already decided. I can see it on your face. "
27 " Am I your girlfriend?” “Of course.” Like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "
28 " Lilly. Sometimes I don’t think I have the capacity to be what you need in a significant other. "
29 " I promise that love isn't easy for anyone. Anywhere. "
30 " want to ask you a question.” He nodded. “Take me to the dance next weekend.” He tilted his head to the side and frowned. “Lilly, that was not in the form of a question. A question is a request that ends with a question mark. What you just said was a statement. "
31 " I have to ask. Why do you like me?” He shifted away from me then, his brows pulled together making him look even cuter, if that was possible. “I don’t understand the question.” His hands were squeezing mine tightly as he looked down at them. “You’re my Lilly. You’ve always been my Lilly. "
32 " Nothing works,” he started, his hands kneading my sides as he tried again. “I try. And try. But nothing works. I can’t focus. I can’t . . . I can’t. "
33 " It really is a shame more movies aren’t like real life. Maybe then we wouldn’t have such high expectations and feel let down by our own existence so much. "
34 " It begins with a boy and it ends with a boy, but what story doesn’t? "
35 " Our homework is to start a conversation. I would feel most comfortable doing that with you, if you don’t mind. "
36 " Then I’ll hide all the scissors and chewing gum.” It made the entire room grow quiet before he looked over at me. “I know how upset you were last time when I had to cut your hair.” My jaw was on the floor. He’d totally cracked a joke. “Then I guess you should hide the mattresses, too,” I shot back playfully. "
37 " Sometimes change makes you sit up and pay attention, opening your eyes to so many new things, it's as if you'd been asleep for the first eighteen years of your life.Plans change.Life changes.And as an after effect, love changes too. "
38 " Love, for those lucky enough to experience it, is extraordinary. "
39 " He's not special. He's extraordinary. To me. And I feel like I am, too, when I'm with him. "
40 " Maybe someday I'll be his and he'll be mine. And space or time won't matter because we were meant to be.But I won't hold my breath. Life doesn't usually work out the way we hope. "