Book/Song Quotes

Love should never be thought in terms of deserving.

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Most of the time when we think we're looking for death, we're really looking for love.

"Another Day" - David Levithan

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So look me in the eyes, tell me what you see Perfect paradise, tearin' at the seams I wish I could escape, I don't wanna fake it Wish I could erase it, make your heart believe But I'm a bad liar, bad liar Now you know, now you know That I'm a bad liar, bad liar Now you know, you're free to go I can't breathe, I can't be I can't be what you want me to be Believe me, this one time Believe me

"Bad Liar", Imagine Dragons

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An excerpt from My Dear Hamilton

[Narrated by Eliza]

“I am not mad.”

“No?” I asked, thinking his behavior erratic. To prove it, I held up three different scribblings I’d found on his desk. 

“What do I see here? An essay in defense of the Jay Treaty that you wrote for the papers under one pen name. A second, written under a different name in which you anonymously praise yourself for writing the first. And then a raving third, pretending to add to the imaginary choir! It’s madness.”

“I am not mad,” he repeated, kicking at a bit of straw on the floor.

- My Dear Hamilton, Stephanie Dray 

(anyone who is hamiltrash like me pls read this book)

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"Love is a thing beyond control. Passion is a thing beyond reason. It can't be denied." Her eyes had nearly glowed with fervor. "It's a thing almost...predestined." - "My Dear Hamilton", Stephanie Dray

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“I bend forward at the waist and say a long, angry ‘fuuuuuuuuuuuuck’ under my breath.”

- The Rest of Us Just Live Here, Patrick Ness

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It is very important for lemons to get respect. It makes them feel valued.

"Genuine Fraud" - E. Lockhart

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I have to hope she's happy, because if she's happy, then my own unhappiness is worth it.

"Someday" - David Levithan

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Penguin Ford

Arthur: Ford...

Arthur: You're turning into a penguin.

Arthur: Stop it.

- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)

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Because love is indeed complicated, difficult, sometimes painful, but it is also the only time that our dream becomes reality...

"Hector and the Secrets of Love" - Francois Lelord

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I hate myself. I feel like an idiot saying it because, blah, blah, teen angst, boo hoo, but I do.

"The Rest Of Us Just Live Here" - Patrick Ness