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> [“Is this what we have to look forward to? The world of adults feels like a universe that has reached the end of its expansion and is inexorably collapsing back in on itself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-nelson/is-this-what-we-have-to-look-forward-to-the-world-of-adults-feels/)

[R.A. Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-nelson/)

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## More by R.A. Nelson

> [“To call it yearning would be like calling the ocean water.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-nelson/to-call-it-yearning-would-be-like-calling-the-ocean-water/)

[R.A. Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-nelson/)

> [“Life is a war, and the families are the armies. Even if you win the war, some will never see you plant the flag.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-nelson/life-is-a-war-and-the-families-are-the-armies-even-if-you-win-the-war/)

[R.A. Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-nelson/)

> [“I'd make oatmeal cookies." "Cookies?" "I would. That's just what I would do." "Why?" He lifts one hand from the steering wheel and pinches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-nelson/i-d-make-oatmeal-cookies-cookies-i-would-that-s-just-what-i-would-do/)

[R.A. Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-nelson/)

> [“Is this what we have to look forward to? The world of adults feels like a universe that has reached the end of its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-nelson/is-this-what-we-have-to-look-forward-to-the-world-of-adults-feels/)

[R.A. Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-nelson/)

> [“A latter-day Go Ask Alice, BEAUTIFUL is raw, gritty, and powerful, an intense ice-pick jab to the heart. A stunning debut and a must-read.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-nelson/a-latter-day-go-ask-alice-beautiful-is-raw-gritty-and-powerful-an/)

[R.A. Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-nelson/)

> [“His voice is a chain pulling me back to Earth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-nelson/his-voice-is-a-chain-pulling-me-back-to-earth/)

[R.A. Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-nelson/)

> [“This is the thing about life I've never really understood until now: we try so hard to control it, but bad things happen anyway.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-nelson/this-is-the-thing-about-life-i-ve-never-really-understood-until-now/)

[R.A. Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-nelson/)

> [“He’s kissing me everywhere, squeezing me, running his fingers over places no one else has touched”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-nelson/he-s-kissing-me-everywhere-squeezing-me-running-his-fingers-over/)

[R.A. Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-nelson/)

> [“There is not a name for what I'm feeling. There is no description for it. To call it yearning would be like calling the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-nelson/there-is-not-a-name-for-what-i-m-feeling-there-is-no-description-for/)

[R.A. Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-nelson/)

> [“Everything's a game,' Sagan said. 'When you get down to it. Everything in life is ultimately some kind of strategy. If you have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-nelson/everything-s-a-game-sagan-said-when-you-get-down-to-it-everything-in/)

[R.A. Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-nelson/)

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