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1 " It's your heart. No one else gets a say in that. "
― Jay Asher , What Light
2 " Sierra, it's Christmastime. Put a stupid mistletoe over his head and kiss him already! "
3 " People think what they want. That's what I've had to accept," he says. "I can fight it, but that's exhausting. I can feel hurt about it, but that's torture. Or I can decide it's their loss. "
4 " I don't know how to fully enjoy any of these moments without wondering if it's the last. "
5 " Forget logic...Logic doesn't know what you want. "
6 " Why can’t you go back to playing princess?” “I never played princess.” “Are you kidding?” he says. “Whenever Heather’s mom took the two of you to the parade, you wore your fanciest dress, pretending to be the Winter Queen.” “Exactly!” I say. “Queen, not princess. You raised me better than that. "
7 " There are so many things prickling in the back of my mind, threatening to take me out of this moment. But instead of worrying about anything, I close my eyes, lean forward, and allow myself to believe in us. "
8 " Did you know dimples are actually a deformity?" he continues. "It means he has a muscle in his face that grew too short. It's kind if gross if you think about it. "
9 " Forget logic, he says. Logic doesn’t know what you want. "
10 " People think what they want. That’s what I’ve had to accept,” he says. “I can fight it, but that’s exhausting. I can feel hurt about it, but that’s torture. Or I can decide it’s their loss. "
11 " Did you know dimples are actually a deformity?" he continues. "It means he has a muscle in his face that grew too short. It's kind of gross if you think about it. "
12 " Your heart is going to break in a few days, he says. It will. But I won’t make it hurt more by taking away the next few days with him. "
13 " I like Caleb. I like him even more every time I see him. And this can only lead to disaster. "
