--- title: "1 Boy Loved Quotes By Marta Acosta" description: "1 Boy Loved quotes by Marta Acosta. Plus more from Marta Acosta and more Boy Loved sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60a/marta-acosta-26916_death_i-took-one-look-at-his-composed-face-and_2581622.jpg" --- > [“I took one look at his composed face and know he doesn’t understand, because if he did understand, he would be weeping, too, for this boy who loved a world that never loved him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/i-took-one-look-at-his-composed-face-and-know-he-doesn-t-understand/) [Marta Acosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marta-acosta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60a/marta-acosta-26916_death_i-took-one-look-at-his-composed-face-and_2581622.jpg) ## More by Marta Acosta > [“A very ladylike bosom,” she said, approvingly. “There’s nothing there,” I complained. The clerk grinned. “I have been fitting bras for twenty-five years and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/a-very-ladylike-bosom-she-said-approvingly-there-s-nothing-there-i/) [Marta Acosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marta-acosta/) > [“Jane, this young man is Jacob, my oldest son. It’s no secret that a headmistress’s biggest challenge is her family. Jacob, say hello to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/jane-this-young-man-is-jacob-my-oldest-son-it-s-no-secret-that-a/) [Marta Acosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marta-acosta/) > [“Anyone can ride a bike," Jack said. "Even an elf." The corner of his mouth went up in amusement. "She can ramble through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/anyone-can-ride-a-bike-jack-said-even-an-elf-the-corner-of-his-mouth/) [Marta Acosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marta-acosta/) > [“Tell me something in your native woodland language.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/tell-me-something-in-your-native-woodland-language/) [Marta Acosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marta-acosta/) > [“And I know what you are. You’re a heartless, soulless waste of human life. When I’m older, I’ll make sure that your license is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/and-i-know-what-you-are-you-re-a-heartless-soulless-waste-of-human/) [Marta Acosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marta-acosta/) > [“He was muttering now and I could barely make out his words. "I'm going to die without ever feeling a woman's tits." "Go ahead,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/he-was-muttering-now-and-i-could-barely-make-out-his-words-i-m-going/) [Marta Acosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marta-acosta/) > [“Lily, the girl who’d talked back to the jock, said, “I want to get as far away from my parents as possible. We’re like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/lily-the-girl-who-d-talked-back-to-the-jock-said-i-want-to-get-as-far/) [Marta Acosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marta-acosta/) > [“I said his name softly to myself. Lucky. Lucian Radcliffe. His name must come from the Latin lucianus, meaning light, and that's what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/i-said-his-name-softly-to-myself-lucky-lucian-radcliffe-his-name-must/) [Marta Acosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marta-acosta/) > [“Life isn't fair, so you have to play the best game you can with the cards you're dealt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/life-isn-t-fair-so-you-have-to-play-the-best-game-you-can-with-the/) [Marta Acosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marta-acosta/) > [“One day blurs into the next, one week is indistinguishable from another. Their existence consists of waiting for the weekend, then waiting for retirement,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/one-day-blurs-into-the-next-one-week-is-indistinguishable-from/) [Marta Acosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marta-acosta/) > [“Who are we without our memories?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/who-are-we-without-our-memories/) [Marta Acosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marta-acosta/) > [“I've created a monster" "No you just released one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/i-ve-created-a-monster-no-you-just-released-one/) [Marta Acosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marta-acosta/) > [“Sometimes you suffer for the things that are important to you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/sometimes-you-suffer-for-the-things-that-are-important-to-you/) [Marta Acosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marta-acosta/) > [“The potted plant could have been knocked over intentionally or accidentally, or maybe one of the animals that lived here broke it somehow. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/the-potted-plant-could-have-been-knocked-over-intentionally-or/) [Marta Acosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marta-acosta/) > [“I'm driving so it's your job to make small talk." "Oh." "Not that small." He waved at the security guard as we left the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/i-m-driving-so-it-s-your-job-to-make-small-talk-oh-not-that-small-he/) [Marta Acosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marta-acosta/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boy-loved/marta-acosta/#itemlist", "name": "1 Boy Loved Quotes By Marta Acosta", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I took one look at his composed face and know he doesn’t understand, because if he did understand, he would be weeping, too, for this boy who loved a world that never loved him.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Marta Acosta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marta-acosta/i-took-one-look-at-his-composed-face-and-know-he-doesn-t-understand/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60a/marta-acosta-26916_death_i-took-one-look-at-his-composed-face-and_2581622.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60a/marta-acosta-26916_death_i-took-one-look-at-his-composed-face-and_2581622.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60a/marta-acosta-26916_death_i-took-one-look-at-his-composed-face-and_2581622.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I took one look at his composed face and know he doesn’t understand, because if he did understand, he would…” — Marta Acosta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boy-loved/marta-acosta/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boy-loved/marta-acosta/", "name": "Boy Loved Quotes by Marta Acosta", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boy-loved/marta-acosta/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60a/marta-acosta-26916_death_i-took-one-look-at-his-composed-face-and_2581622.jpg" }, "description": "1 Boy Loved quotes by Marta Acosta. 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