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Once upon a time, there was a girl who talked to the moon. And she was mysterious and she was perfect, in that way that girls who talk to moons are. In the house next door, there lived a boy. And the boy watched the girl grow more and more perfect, more and more beautiful with each passing year. He watched her watch the moon. And he began to wonder if the moon would help him unravel the mystery of the beautiful girl. So the boy looked into ..
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Stephanie Perkins |
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When it's right, it's simple.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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So what do I wish for? Something I'm not sure I want? Someone I'm not sure I need? Or someone I know I can't have?
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Seriously, I don't know any American girl who can resist an English accent.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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I don't want to feel this way around him. I want things to be normal. I want to be his friend, not another stupid girl holding out for something that will never happen.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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And if I'm the stars, Cricket Bell is entire galaxies.
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A moment of reserve. "That was it? The whole story?" "Yes. God, you're right. That was pants." I sidestep another aggressive couscous vendor. "Pants?" "Rubbish. Crap. Shite." . Oh heavens, that's cute."
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Most people in Atlanta don't have an accent. It's pretty urban. A lot of people speak gangsta, though," I add jokingly. "Fo' shiz," he replies in his polite English accent. I spurt orangey-red soup across the table. St. Clair gives a surprised ha-HA kind of laugh, and I'm laughing too, the painful kind like abdominal crunches. He hands me a napkin to wipe my chin. "Fo'. Shiz." He repeats it solemnly. Cough cough. "Please don't ever stop s..
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Stephanie Perkins |
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How many times can our emotions be tied to someone else's - be pulled and stretched and twisted - before they snap? Before they can never be mended again?
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Stephanie Perkins |
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There are some people in life that you can't get over.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Sometimes a mistake isn't a what. It's a who.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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We both got our Point Zero wishes--each other. He said he wished for me every time.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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I don't believe in fashion. I believe in costume. Life is too short to be same person every day.
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individuality
self-expression
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I moan with pleasure. "Did you just have a foodgasm?" he asks, wiping ricotta from his lips. "Where have you been all my life?" I ask the beautiful panini."
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Har. Bloody. Har." He smiles. "Oh, I see. Known me less than a day and teasing me about my accent. What's next? Care to discuss the state of my hair? My height? My trousers?" Trousers. Honestly."
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Madame Guillotine gets mad at me. Not because I told them to shove it, but because I didn't say it in French. What is wrong with this school?
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Anna, Anna," Josh interrupts. "If I had a euro for every stupid thing I've done, I could buy the . You'll be fine."
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Stephanie Perkins |
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The only French word I know is oui, which means "yes," and only recently did I learn it's spelled o- u- i and not w- e- e."
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humor
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Stephanie Perkins |
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People should say what they mean and not make other people stumble around.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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It's easy to talk about things we hate, but sometimes it's hard to explain exactly why we like something.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Everyone makes mistakes. The important thing is to not make the same mistake twice.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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This is home. The two of us.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Why do I care so much about him, and why do I wish I didn't? How can one person make me so confused all of the time?
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Stephanie Perkins |
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I hard on myself. But isn't it better to be honest about these things before someone else can use them against you? Before someone else can break your heart? Isn't it better to break it yourself?
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I trail my fingers across his cheek. He stays perfectly still for me. "Please stop apologizing, Etienne." "Say my name again," he whispers. I close my eyes and lean forward. "Etienne." He takes my hands into his.Those perfect hands, that fit mine just so. "Anna?" Our foreheads touch. "Yes?" "Will you please tell me you love me? I'm dying here." And then we're laughing. And then I'm in his arms, and we're kissing, at first quickly--to make u..
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Anna prods St. Clair's shoulder. "Come on. Weren't you gonna show me that thing?" "What thing?" She stares at him. He stares back. She cocks her head toward Cricket and me. "Ah, yes." St. Clair stands. "That thing." They rush out. The door shuts, and St. Clair shouts, "Lola, Cricket wants to show you his thing, too-oo!"
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Life isn't about what you get, it's about what you DO with what you get.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Phones are distracting. The internet is distracting.The way he looked at you? He wasn't distracted. He was consumed.
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romance
love
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I don't understand why things always go from perfect to weird with us. It's like we're incapable of normal human interaction.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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And I hold my head high toward my big entrance, hand in hand with the boy who gave me the moon and the stars.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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I draw him closer by his tie and whisper into his ear, "Cricket Bell, I have been in love with you for my entire life."
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Stephanie Perkins |
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What just happened?" "Your father invited the former love of your life in for pie." "Yeah, that's what I thought."
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There's something about blue eyes. The kind of blue that startles you every time they're lifted in your direction. The kind of blue that makes you ache for them to look at you again. Not the blue green or blue gray, the blue that's just blue. Cricket has those eyes.
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A blank canvas...has unlimited possibilities.
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Sorry to be your second choice." "Don't be stupid. Third choice. Mum's asleep, remember?" He laughs again."
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St. Clair clears his throat. 'My fiancee and I are headed out for a celebratory dessert. I'd ask you all to join us, but I don't want you there.
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Oof," he says. "Hey, there's a bed there." "Thanks for the warning." "No problem."
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I'm sorry," he says. "What? Why?" "You're fixing everything I set down." He nods at my hands, which are readjusting the elephant. "It wasn't polite of me to come in and start touching your things." "Oh, it's okay," I say quickly, letting go of the figurine. "You can touch anything of mine you want." He freezes. A funny look runs across his face before I realize what I've said. I didn't mean it like Not that would be so bad."
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There's no story,' I say. 'I saw you one day, and I just knew.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Remember that day I made you the elevator?" he suddenly asks. I give him a faint smile. "How could I forget?" "That was the day I had my first kiss." My smile fades. "I'm better now," He sets the apple beside me. "At kissing, just so you know." --
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Stephanie Perkins |
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You say that I'm afraid of being alone, and it's true. I am. And I'm not proud of it. But you need to take a good look at yourself, Anna, because I am the only one in this room who suffers this problem.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Being with Anna is easy. She's the one." The one. It stops my heart. I thought Max was the one, but... there's that other one. The first one. "Do you believe in that?" I ask quietly. "In one person for everyone?" Something changes in St Clair's eyes. Maybe sadness. "I can't speak for anyone but myself," he says. "But, for me, yes. I have to be with Anna. But this is something you have to figure out on your own. I can't answer that for you, ..
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Stephanie Perkins |
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His eyes lock on mine."Anna,I promise that I will never leave you." My heart pounds in response.And Etienne knows it,because he takes my hand and holds it against his chest,to show me how hard his heart is pounding,too."
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Why?" His voice is suspicious. "Are you two going out now?" "Yeah, we set up our first date right after he asked me to marry him. Please. We're just friends."
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Stephanie Perkins |