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81 " Oh my God, I'm just making a point. We like who we like. Who cares if someone else doesn't get it? That's a good thing. That's less competition. "
― Becky Albertalli , The Upside of Unrequited (Simonverse, #2)
82 " I think every relationship is actually a million relationships. I can't decide if that's a bad thing. "
83 " Certain nights have this kind of electricity. Certain nights carry you to a different place from where you started. I think tonight was one of the special ones—but I can’t pinpoint why. "
84 " Hey, you're kind of adorable.Hey. So are you.There's a soft knock on my door.One sex! Someone's here.OMG, YOU PERVY IPHONE. Sec. Not sex.TOO LATE! he writes. Three dots. Does this count as sexting?I think so? "
85 " If someone says I’m sad, or asks me what’s wrong, or tells me not to cry, it’s like my body hears: NOW CRY. Like acommand, even if I’m not actually sad. But maybe there are always tiny sad pieces inside me,waiting to be recognized and named. Maybe it’s like that for everyone. "
86 " They mainly seem interested in where I'm applying to college.I mean, maybe I should start carrying flyers with my list of schools, ranked by preference. Or maybe - maybe - these random adults should reflect on why they give a shit in the first place. "
87 " It's finding out the door you were banging on is finally unlocked. Maybe it was unlocked the whole time. "
88 " Friendship is like that. I guess it's not always about common ground. "
89 " I don't want to be that girl. I want to be the other kind of girl. The Olivia kind. Totally cool with being single. Not even interested in a relationship right now "
90 " And you know what? I'm pretty much done with this construct of 'virginity' which I'm sure you think applied to hetero vaginal sex." ... "Why would that be considered more intimate than oral? Like why do you get to decide what makes something intimate "
91 " And sometimes that's just what happens. People grow apart. "
92 " Do I want to love him enough that leaving him would wreck me? Yeah. "
93 " Do I want to love him enough that leaving him would wreck me? Yeah.”I remember the feeling like it was okay to care. To not be so blasé. "
94 " You know, when you’re seventeen, everything feels like the end of the world. Or the beginning of the world. And that’s an awesome thing. "
95 " Of course, I sleep terribly. I'm up for hours, staring at the ceiling. I keep remembering little moments from tonight. It's like my brain won't stop spinning. "
96 " It's a huge conspiracy. I think everyone insinuates they're having sex, but really they're just at home on the internet. "
97 " I wish I were the kind of person who knows how to fill a silence. "
98 " It's weird how you can sometimes still feel self-conscious around people you've known your whole life. "
99 " I think messages from boys are like Santa Claus or Buzz Lightyear. They won't happen if you're watching them. "
100 " All of a sudden, I feel like crying. In a good way. In the best way. Because I know exactly what she means. It’s butterflies and haziness and heart eyes, but underneath all that, there’s this bass line of I can’t believe this. I can’t believe this is me. "