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1 " Her feelings for Jeremy were like Schrodinger’s Crush. As long as she didn’t open the box, their relationship existed in a state of quantum superposition: both possible and impossible at the same time. "
― Susannah Nix , Remedial Rocket Science (Chemistry Lessons, #1)
2 " It’s not about the action figures,” Melody said. “It’s about how the people making decisions at these companies view women, and it’s about little girls who grow up thinking only boys can be heroes because that’s all they ever see. People say, ‘Oh, it’s only movies,’ or ‘It’s only TV, it doesn’t matter,’ but stories matter. They’re our cultural mythology. They shape the lens through which we see the world . "
3 " So, what do you say? Want to be my date for what is absolutely guaranteed to be a miserable evening—and before you answer, please remember I brought you a muffin. "
4 " When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. "
5 " You know what?” she said, reaching her limit. “I’m missing my book club to be here right now. I read Les Miserables! Do you know how long that book is? Really long, Jeremy—it’s really long! I baked scones, too. Cranberry ones!” she shouted, poking him in the arm for emphasis. “From scratch!” Another poke. “Which are now going to go to waste because you needed someone to take your drunk ass home. So you are going to get up off that barstool and let me drive you home, do you understand? "
6 " Oh my god!” she said in horror. “What’s wrong?” Jeremy asked. “I had a sparkly unicorn painted on my face when I met your mother!” She’d totally forgotten the stupid thing was there. Jeremy, Hannah, and Lacey all dissolved into laughter. “It’s not funny,” Melody said, burying her face in her hands. “The CEO thinks I’m an idiot now.” “Don’t worry about it,” Jeremy said. “You look adorable. She’s not gonna hold it against you.” “Yeah, she’ll be too busy holding the fact that you’re friends with me against you,” Lacey offered helpfully. "
7 " Jeremy was like the sun. It was warm when he was shining on you, but when he was shining somewhere else, he cast a cold shadow. "
8 " Her feelings for Jeremy were like Schrodinger’s Crush. As long as she didn’t open the box, their relationship existed in a state of quantum superposition: both possible and impossible at the same time. She was too much of a wimp to find out whether the cat was alive or dead. "
9 " The cartoons she’d watched as a kid had given the impression life would have a lot more quicksand. "