The Beatles.”“What about The Beatles?”“They nailed it.”“ Nailed what?”“ Everything.”“ What do you mean?” Dev takes his arm and puts it right against mine, skin to skin, sweat on sweat, touch on touch. Then he glides his hand into mine and intertwines our fingers.“ This, ” he says. “This is why The Beatles got it.”“ I’m afraid I’m not following…”“ Other bands, it’s about sex. Or pain. Or some fantasy. But The Beatles, they knew what they were doing. You know the reason The Beatles made it so big?”“ What?”‘ I Wanna Hold Your Hand.’ First single. Fucking brilliant. Perhaps the most fucking brilliant song ever written. Because they nailed it. That’s what everyone wants. Not 24-7 hot wet sex. Not a marriage that lasts a hundred years. Not a Porsche or a blow job or a million-dollar crib. No. They wanna hold your hand. They have such a feeling that they can’t hide. Every single successful love song of the past fifty years can be traced back to ‘I Wanna Hold Your Hand.’ And every single successful love story has those unbearable and unbearably exciting moments of hand-holding. Rachel Cohn
Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others.
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Brian Tracy
You don’t need scores of suitors. You need only one… if he’s the right one.
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Louisa May Alcott
Two seconds later, the sound of an alarm filled my ears. ''What did you do?'' I said over the noise as he backed up towards the bathroom door. ''The girl who gave you the note?'''' Yes..'''' I caught her staring at my lighter.'' I blinked....
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Michelle Hodkin
Your inner strength is your outer foundation
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Allan Rufus
If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality.
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Roopleen
More Quotes By Rachel Cohn
It's bullshit to think of friendship and romance as being different. They're not. They're just variations of the same love. Variations of the same desire to be close.
We are the ones who take this thing called music and line it up with this thing called time. We are the ticking, we are the pulsing, we are underneath every part of this moment. And by making the moment our own, we are rendering...
You think fairy tales are only for girls? Here’s a hint–ask yourself who wrote them. I assure you, it wasn’t just the women. It’s the great male fantasy–all it takes is one dance to know that she’s the one. All it takes is the sound...
Well sure, who doesn't need a boyfriend? but realistically, those exotic creatures are hard to come by. At least a quality one.
Drosophila, ” I said, remembering the word.“ What?” Lily asked.“ Why do girls always fall for guys with the at ention span of drosophila?”“ What?”“ Fruit flies. Guys with the attention span of fruit flies.”“ Because they’re hot?”“ This, ” I told her, “is not...
