E. Lockhart Quotes
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I know they're not getting divorced or anything, but when your parents argue it makes the whole universe seem like it's tipping, like everything could change if they got mad enough at each other, like the world isn't a safe place. And of course, that's true, isn't it? The world is not a safe place.
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We shouldn't piss them off, explained Frankie, because who knows what they'll do now that they've united.
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There's something about seeing a guy's feelings written down, something about him taking that risk and committing that heart to paper, that means so much more than anything he could just say.
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I hate those endless descriptions of a heroine's physical attributes . . . it really bothers me how in books it seems like the only two choices are perfection or self-hatred. As if readers will only like a character who's ideal--or completely shattered.
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..we'll deal with it, because the good outweighs the bad.
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My heart spasmed among the peonies like a trout.
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Always do what you're afraid to do.
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The universe is seeming really huge right now. I need something to hold on to.
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You can't have an ending. It's impossible. Because unlike in the movies, life goes on. You're never at the end until you die.
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If you don't want to be in an argument with someone, it is probably best to try to solve the problem, rather than lying around hoping the other person will do it for you.
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Love is when you have a really amazing piece of cake, and it’s the very last piece, but you let him have it.
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Absorbing the fact that sometimes, people do cut you slack and forgive you and want you anyway. Sometimes they do. And when they do, even if it's not a happy ending, it is delicious
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There was nothing I could say in retaliation except something that would confuse her.
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What if we could stop being different colors, different backgrounds, and just be in love?
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It is better to be alone, she figures, than to be with someone who can't see who you are. It is better to lead than to follow. It is better to speak up than stay silent. It is better to open doors than to shut them on people. She will not be simple and sweet. She will not be what people tell her to be. That Bunny Rabbit is dead.
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Everything doesn't seem like anything when you love someone. Especially when you're young.
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Other people apologize and don't mean t "Sorry, but you shouldn't have..." or "Sorry, but I just didn't..." They apologize while telling you that they were right all along, which is the opposite of an actual apology.
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It shattered something inside me that hadn't been broken before.