There are so many things I want to tell her, so many things she doesn't know; like how I remember when she first came home from the hospital, a big pink blob with a perma-smile, and she used to fall asleep while grabbing on to my pinter finger; how I sued to give her piggyback rides up and down the beach on Cape Cod, and she would tub on my ponytail to direct me one way or the other; how soft and furry her head was when she was first born; that the first time you kiss someone you'll be nervous, and it will be weird, and it won't be as good as you want it to be, and that's okay; how you should only fall in love with people who will fall in love back.. I feel an ache in my throat, but i manage to smile. Two conflicting desires go through me at the same time, each as sharp as a razor blade: I want to see you grow up and Don't ever change. Lauren Oliver
About This Quote

The writer of this quote wants to make sure that his daughter knows that while she will have to encounter many changes in life, she should keep her core values. She should only fall in love with people who are good. This quote helps show that parents can do everything they can to encourage their children to be good, but sometimes the children will not listen.

Source: Before I Fall

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