Are you sure that being like everybody else will make you happy?"" I don't know any other way."" Let me show you." And then we're kissing. Or at least, I think we're kissing– I've only seen it done a couple of times, quick closed-mouth pecks at weddings or on formal occasions. But this isn't like anything I've ever seen, or imagined, or even dreamed: this is like music or dancing but better than both. Lauren Oliver
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The idea that the most important thing in life is to be like everybody else may seem like a simple enough idea. But it's so wrong. Here's the thing about being like everybody else: it means you might be happy, but you won't be happy enough. You won't be able to find the happiness you seek.

That's because everyone else isn't perfect, at least not in your eyes. You think they're okay, but by the time they're thirty, they're no longer okay. They're just boring.

So they're not okay anymore. On top of that, most people who are like everyone else are boring people who would bore you to tears if they weren't boring you already. So that's also not okay.

Source: Delirium

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