112 quotes found
“When we look at nature, we receive a sort of permission to be alive in this world, and our entire bodies get recharged. However often we're ignored and pushed away by other people, nature will alwa...”
“You have to be the bravest person in the world to go out every day, being yourself when no one likes who you are.”
“I liked holding Davids hand, though. That part-the snow dampening my face, letting my tears mix without anyone seeing, his fingers snug in mine-that was nice. His hand was heavier than I would have...”
“You look beautiful even when you cry. I mean, not that you dont look beautiful when youre happy. Of course, youre beautiful all the time. But out there in the snow, you were stunning.”
“I try to think of other things. Davids hand in mine. That was nice. Innocent, friendly hand-holding. I think of his tape measure. And his haircut. I think about what it might be like to kiss him. N...”
“we match, I say, and as soon as the words are out I already know that tomorrow will come and I will remember this moment and wince. We match?? And so, even through this drunken haze, I feel relief ...”
“I am kissing David Drucker. I am kissing David Drucker. I am kissing David Drucker. I Was wrong. I had assumed this would be his first kiss, that it would be fumbling and a bit messy but still fun....”
“We dont talk on the ride home. We dont have to. I feel warm and giddy and like I have a secret that I want to keep all to myself. David Drucker, who is so many different people all at once: the guy...”
“FAVORITE GIRL IN THE WORLD. STILL MY FRIEND? Please meet me on the bleachers after school. Please. And Im sorry. Sorrier than any person has ever been sorry in the history of sorry people. Ill put ...”
“Will you think about the kissing? he asks, and I laugh again and mimic his shrug. If only he knew how much I think about the kissing. Will you reconsider hand-holding? he asks, instead of answering...”
“I also have a list of favorite noises. It has one item on it: Kit's laugh.”
“But the Beast was a good person...the Prince looked on the outside the way the Beast was on the inside. Sometimes people couldn't see the inside of the person unless they like the outside of a pers...”
“So strange that David Drucker of all people was the only one who said the exact right thing: Your dad shouldn't have died. That's really unfair.”
“I have a definite psychosis in being with people. I cannot bear it very long.”
“I believe there is a reason such as autism, severe manic-depression, and schizophrenia remain in our gene pool even though there is much suffering as a result.”
“You know, everybody's ignorant, just on different subjects.”
“I am now a faded image of my former being,I let that persona go.I like myself for who I am and I choose to be, me.”
“The world needs all types of minds.”
“Through the blur, I wondered if I was alone or if other parents felt the same way I did - that everything involving our children was painful in some way. The emotions, whether they were joy, sorrow...”
“I don't knowwhat I'm feeling. Existing like I'm on auto pilot.I've put my Armour on now. Limiting everything gettingin but also not letting anything out.”
