Finally, I laugh. Genuine and normal sounding. And then my date says the best thing that he couldpossibly say: “It’s okay. I haven’t been on one of these [dates] in a while either.” My smile triples in size. Josh grins. “Just give me your hand.”“ W—what?”“ Your hand, ” he repeats. “Give it to me.” I extend my shaking right hand. And — in a moment that is a hundred dreams come true — JoshuaWasserstein laces his fingers through mine. A staggering shock of energy shoots straight into myveins. Straight into my heart.“ There, ” he says. “I’ve been waiting a long time to do that. Stephanie Perkins
I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.
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Marilyn Monroe
You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth.
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William W. Purkey
You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.
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Dr. Seuss
A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.
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Elbert Hubbard
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
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More Quotes By Stephanie Perkins
For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.
I love you as certain dark things are loved, secretly, between the shadow and the soul.
I'm saying I'm in love with you! I've been in love with you this whole bleeding year!
I look at you, and I think about you, and ... I don't know. No one has ever confounded me the way you do.
Yes, St. Claire. I like you. But I can't say it aloud, because he's my friend. And friends don't let other friends make drunken declarations and expect them to act upon them the next day