Quotes by Alex Flinn

“those who do not know how to see the precious things in life will never be happy.”

“I love you, I thought. But I didnt say it. It was not that I feared she would laugh in my face. She was far too kind for that. My fear was a greater one that she wont say it back.”

“It hurts too much so I don't want to talk about it.”

“What happened to romance? sappy soppy longhand love letters.”

“when you're a kid, they tell you that it's what's on the inside that counts. Looks don't matter . But that's not true. Guys like Phoebus in The Hunchback, or Dorian, or the old Kyle Kingsbury-- the...”

“It's easier to fake it. When you fake it for sixteen years, it becomes part of you, something you don't think about.”

“Just because something is beautiful doesnt mean its good.”

“You are ugly now, on the inside, where it matters most...you are beastly.”

“People make such a big deal about looks, but after a while, when you know someone, you dont even notice anymore...”

“...if theres a beast,maybe hes just a regular guy with a sin conditon or something. Maybe he just needs some understanding. Maybe we judge people to much by their looks because its easier than seei...”

“He bursts into tears, and not some manlike tears either, where you pretend you're brushing something off your face and, incidentally, wipe a tear. Nope. He starts bawling like a kid who spilled his...”

“Beside me, Philippe and Meg hold hands. He murmurs something that sounds like, "my dear leetle mongoose." I wish he'd turn back into a frog and hop away.”

“Something with inner beauty will live forever, like the scent of a rose.”

“The magic is over, but its effects will live forever.”

“I just knew. There was no movie ending. There was only an ending.”

“The word felt good, liberating. So, I repeat it. "Fuck." Then, again. And again. Because it made me someone else, someone normal and happy, someone who used words like that, like St. John. I repeat...”

“I can't go on like this”

“It would be so great to have someone my own age to talk to, even if it was just about books.”

“We sit, silent, the comfortable way only good friends can sit.”

“The whole thing was like a divorce. When we divided everything up, Courtney got my dignity, and I got the heartache.”