Fall Quote by Stephanie Perkins

“I wish the world would swallow us here, whole, in this moment. And that's when it hits me that this - this - is falling in love.”

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“This warmth over the telephone. Is it possible for home to be a person and not a place? Bridgette used to be home to me. Maybe St. Clair is my new home. I mull this over as our voices grow tired and we stop talking. We just keep each other company. My breath. His breath. My breath. His breath. I…

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“I wasn't being a git. I wasn't even being a twat, or a wanker, or any of your other bleeding Briticisms -”

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“You said on my birthday that you were afraid of being alone, but I’ve been here this whole time. This whole time.”

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“Lola: Do you think things have to be easy? For it to work? Cricket: NO. I mean, yes, but... sometimes there are... extenuating circumstances. That prevent it from being easy. For a while. But then people overcome those... circumstances... and... Lola: So you believe in second chances? Cricket: Second, third, fourth. Whatever it takes. However long it takes. If the…

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“Sometimes a mistake isn't a what. It's a who.”

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“And that. Why don’t you call me Étienne anymore?”

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“Thanks. I forgot how to flip off the English. I'll use the correct hand gesture next time." "My pleasure. Always happy to educate.”

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“Beautiful. He called me beautiful! But wait. I don't like Dave. Do I like Dave?”

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“You can't undo loss. You can't unmake a mistake.”

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“They didn’t talk much, but their silence was companionable.”

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“We're enveloped in pitch black. "Wait here," I whisper. "Are you getting your ax?" "Handcuffs." "Kinky. But, okay, I'll try it.”

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“And, suddenly, I want to touch him. Not a push, or a shove, or even a friendly hug. I want to feel the creases…

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