Quotes by Tim Tharp, The Spectacular Now

“You have to stop thinking that way. Don't worry about who has the power in the relationship all the time. If you make her happy, then that's the biggest power you can have.”

“Life is spectacular. Forget the dark things. Take a drink and let time wash them away to where ever time washes away to.”

“They've drummed the miraculous out of you, but you don't want it to be like that. You want the miraculous. You want everything to still be new.”

“I open my arms wide and let the wind flow over me. I love the universe and the universe loves me. Thats the one-two punch right there, wanting to love and wanting to be loved. Everything else is pu...”

“Her voice is so soft. If it were a food item, itd be a marshmallow.”

“Were toasting the chlorophyll rising in our bodies, catching the energy from the universe. Nobodys ever been young like we are right at this moment.”

“Have you ever started to wave at someone and then realized they werent really waving at you, so you abort and go for a head scratch instead? Thats how I felt.”

“When youre with a girl, its always best to act like youre an old hand at everythingnot to impress her, but just to make sure she feels safe.”

“who cares about all the problems and barriers, nothing matters but the Spectacular Now.”

“Were not the Faster-than-the-Speed-of-Light Generation anymore. Were not even the Next-New-Thing Generation. Were the Soon-to-Be-Obsolete Kids, and weve crowded in here to hide from the future and ...”

“The best thing about now, is that there's another one tomorrow.”

“You get to be about eleven or twelve and everything's old hat. They've drummed the miraculous out of you, but you don't want it to be like that. You want the miraculous. You want everything to stil...”

“Thats what the prom isSt. Patricks Day for the young.”

“Goodbye. Goodbye. I can't feel you anymore. The night is almost too beautifully pure for my soul to contain. I walk with my arms spread open under the big fat moon. Heroic weeds rise up from the cr...”

“This stage in the life of the buzz is truly fabulous. It's not even a buzz anymore. It's a roar. The world opens up and everything's yours right there, right now. You've probably heard the expressi...”

“Have you ever started to wave at someone and then realized they weren’t really waving at you, so you abort and go for a head scratch instead? That’s how I felt.”

“Her voice is so soft. If it were a food item, it’d be a marshmallow.”

“We’re toasting the chlorophyll rising in our bodies, catching the energy from the universe. Nobody’s ever been young like we are right at this moment.”

“When you’re with a girl, it’s always best to act like you’re an old hand at everything—not to impress her, but just to make sure she feels safe.”

“We’re not the Faster-than-the-Speed-of-Light Generation anymore. We’re not even the Next-New-Thing Generation. We’re the Soon-to-Be-Obsolete Kids, and we’ve crowded in here to hide from the future ...”