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> [“She looks away and I wonderif it's because I'm telling her things she can't relate to. Maybe she thinks I'm being dramatic. Maybe I am. But I know that there's a difference between how I used to understand things and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/she-looks-away-and-i-wonderif-it-s-because-i-m-telling-her-things-she/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

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## More by Nina LaCour

> [“No," I say. "I didn't know that," and as I say it I feel flooded with bitterness at all the things Ingrid kept secret…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/no-i-say-i-didn-t-know-that-and-as-i-say-it-i-feel-flooded-with/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

> [I want to tell you about everything but I can't because I couldn't stand for you to have that look on your face all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/i-want-to-tell-you-about-everything-but-i-can-t-because-i-couldn-t/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

> [“We all want to be feel something, we want to be someone to one another.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/we-all-want-to-be-feel-something-we-want-to-be-someone-to-one-another/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

> [“I know," I say. "It sucks. Let's go get tacos and sit on the beach.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/i-know-i-say-it-sucks-let-s-go-get-tacos-and-sit-on-the-beach/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

> [“I sleep through the next day. Each time I go to the bathroom, I try not to look in the mirror. Once, I catch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/i-sleep-through-the-next-day-each-time-i-go-to-the-bathroom-i-try-not/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

> [“Crushes are supposed to be fun, aren't they? They definitely aren't supposed to be so torturous.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/crushes-are-supposed-to-be-fun-aren-t-they-they-definitely-aren-t/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

> [“Maybe it doesn't matter, maybe if we all force ourselves to act like we're okay even if we're not, eventually things will get better.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/maybe-it-doesn-t-matter-maybe-if-we-all-force-ourselves-to-act-like/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

> [“My room is so quiet and empty it hurts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/my-room-is-so-quiet-and-empty-it-hurts/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

> [“That's what friends do: they notice things. They're there for each other. They see what parents don't.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/that-s-what-friends-do-they-notice-things-they-re-there-for-each/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

> [“I don't want to hurt you or anybody so please forget about me. Just try. Find yourself a better friend.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/i-don-t-want-to-hurt-you-or-anybody-so-please-forget-about-me-just/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

> [“I don't know if any of this would have happened if we had been at home... Would we have crammed ourselves into the bathroom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/i-don-t-know-if-any-of-this-would-have-happened-if-we-had-been-at/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

> [“I can't believe that we could be so impermanent”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/i-can-t-believe-that-we-could-be-so-impermanent/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

> [“Whenever Ingrid and I got out of the suburbs, into Berkeley or San Francisco, and saw how other people lived, Ingrid would cry at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/whenever-ingrid-and-i-got-out-of-the-suburbs-into-berkeley-or-san/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

> [ “She \[Ava\] was never something waiting to be solved. All she is—all she’s ever been—is a person trying to live a life.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/she-ava-was-never-something-waiting-to-be-solved-all-she-is-all-she-s/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

> [“My mom says Ingrid's name and I start to hum, not the melody to a song, just one drawn-out note. I know it makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/my-mom-says-ingrid-s-name-and-i-start-to-hum-not-the-melody-to-a-song/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

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