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81 " Okay.” I drew in a calming breath. “Let me try to explain. Most of the people who aren’t you understand that capitalism is exploitative and climate change is a problem and that choices we make can support things that are bad or unjust. But we survive by a precarious strategy of not thinking about it. And reminding us of that makes us sad, and we don’t like being sad, so we get angry.” “Oh.” He looked crestfallen. “I can see that being terribly unappealing.” “It’s also kind of admirable,” I admitted reluctantly. “In a really infuriating way. "
― Alexis Hall , Boyfriend Material (London Calling, #1)
82 " Okay.” I drew in a calming breath. “Let me try to explain. Most of the people who aren’t you understand that capitalism is exploitative and climate change is a problem and that choices we make can support things that are bad or unjust. But we survive by a precarious strategy of not thinking about it. And reminding us of that makes us sad, and we don’t like being sad, so we get angry. "
83 " when you do a thing you don’t particularly want to do to support somebody else but then realise they didn’t actually need you and nobody would have noticed if you’d stayed home in your pyjamas eating Nutella straight from the jar. Anyway. That. I was feeling that. "
84 " A spaniel that currently had its forepaws on his shoulders and was licking his nose lovingly, while staring deeply into his eyes. If I’d tried to do that, he’d have told me he wanted it to mean something. "
85 " Once again, I tried to safe-word to Oliver with my eyes. "
86 " Yes, but you’ll slowly discover that you’re not as different as you initially assumed, and then he’ll surprise you with how thoughtful he is, and then you’ll come to his rescue in an unexpected moment of need, and you’ll fall madly in love with each other and live happily ever after. "
87 " bananas?” “Not personally. But they release ethylene, which is a ripening agent, and can cause other fruit to go bad. "
88 " I was naturally charming. I was a quarter Irish and a quarter French. "
89 " -Yo también -contesté-. Pero podemos aterrorizarnos juntos.[...]el amor era así: confuso, terrorífico, desconcertante y lo bastante liviano como para salir volando como un papel barrido por el viento. "
90 " At least Bluebeard kept his dead wives neatly in one cupboard. "
91 " Because what else could I say? That the moments when it nearly worked made all the times it didn't feel just a little worse. "
92 " We expanded the data set. "
93 " I know. It’s just easier to push people away than watch them leave. "
94 " and somehow halfway through a bottle of vegan wine (because apparently most wine contains fish bladder for some fucking reason), "
95 " It’s just easier to push people away than watch them leave. "
96 " I don’t mean to be. But you had a boyfriend, and he made you happy for a while, and now it is over. And if we let happy things make us unhappy when they stopped, there would be no point having happy things. "