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Anna: What are you doing here? Etienne: I came for you. Anna: And how on EARTH did you know I was up here? Etienne: I saw you. I came to make another wish, and I was standing on Point Zero when I saw you enter the tower. I called your name, and you looked around, but you didn't see me. Anna: So you decided to just ... come up? Etienne: I had to. I couldn't wait for you to come down, I couldn't wait any longer. I had to see you now. I have t..
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Stephanie Perkins |
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9ddb79d
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Not always getting what you want, but sometimes getting what you need.
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winter
life
love
my-true-love-gave-to-me
first-kiss
christmas
holiday
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Stephanie Perkins |
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2432918
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I mean . . . I don't know. I don't know what I want to do, or who I want to be, or where I want to live. I don't know. I like reading about adventure, sure, but I also like doing it from the safety of home. But what is home, besides a quilt-covered bed? Where is it?
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Stephanie Perkins |
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dce2077
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So why did he do it?" Cricket rakes a hand through his hair. "For the same reason everyone makes mistake. He fell in love."
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romance
love
lola-and-the-boy-next-door
lola-nolan
mistakes
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Stephanie Perkins |
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And I want to press my palm against his chest to feel it beat, to prove he's really there. But we cannot touch.
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lola-nolan
ya-contemporary
ya-contemporary-romance
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Stephanie Perkins |
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179a30b
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I need you to be my person," Mags said. "I need to see you. And hear you. I need you to stay alive. And I need you to stop kissing other people just because they're standing next to you when the ball drops."
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Stephanie Perkins |
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6480b6b
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Part 3 Anna: St. Clair... Etienne: And that. Why don't you call me Etienne any more? Anna: But ... no one else calls you that. It was weird. Right? Etienne: No. It wasn't And every time you say St. Clair, it's like you're rejecting me again. Anna: I have never rejected you. Etienne: But you have. And for Dave. Anna: And you rejected me for Ellie on my birhtday. I don't understand. If you liked me so much, why didn't you break up with her? E..
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Stephanie Perkins |
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38c9be7
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If you like someone, you should have to make an effort.
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winter
life
love
my-true-love-gave-to-me
first-kiss
christmas
holiday
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Stephanie Perkins |
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bca5672
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I need you to be my person,
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Stephanie Perkins |
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257be4a
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He stayed with her for so long because he liked the idea of being in love. He has an empty well in his heart that needs to be filled by someone. Anyone. But that's not enough for me, and it won't be enough for him either once he finally realizes the truth.
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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 girl holding out for something that will never happen.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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e0fbb0c
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To be good at anything you have to practice.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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6d6d92f
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The room is full of adult Honeywells talking about the things that Honeywells always talk about, which is to say everything, horses and houses and God and grouting, tanning salons and--of course--theater. Always theater. Honeywells like to talk. When Honeywells have no lines to speak, they improvise. All the world's a stage.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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d8d1793
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I slowly, slowly remove it. "No, I don't love Max anymore. But I don't want to give you this broken, empty me. I want you to have me when I'm full, when I can give something back to you. I don't have much to give right now."
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Stephanie Perkins |
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d1d3883
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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 person is right.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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070f2cc
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I pick a fight. I am cruel. I annihilate him.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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9fd51dd
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Any girl faced with daily attention from a gorgeous boy with a cute accent and perfect hair would be hard-pressed not to develop a big,stinking, painful,all-the-time,all consuming crush. Not that that's what's happening to me. Like I said.It's a relief to know it won't happen. It makes things easier. Most girls laugh too hard at his jokes and find excuses to gently press his arm. To touch him.Instead,I argue and roll my eyes and act indiffe..
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Stephanie Perkins |
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cddb153
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I feel it coming, but I can't stop it. PANIC. They left me.My parents actually left me! IN FRANCE! Meanwhile, Paris is oddly silent.Even the opera singer has packed it in for the night. I lose it.The walls here are thinner than Band-Aids, so if I break down, my neighbors-my new classmates-will hear everything. I'm going to be sick.I'm going to vomit that weird eggplant tapenade I had for dinner, and everyone will hear,and no one will invi..
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Stephanie Perkins |
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ce419f8
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But Matt's the only guy I've ever gone out with,and he barely counts.I once told him I'd dated this guy named Stuart Thistleback at summer camp. Stuart Thistleback had auburn hair and played the stand-up bass, and we were totally in love,but he lived in Chattanooga and we didn't have our driver's licenses yet. Matt knew I made it up,but he was too nice to say so.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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I smile as I leave them, wondering what building my dad would try to save with his writing.Probably a baseball stadium. Or a Burger King.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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f818690
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No creo en la moda. creo en los disfraces. la vida es demasiado corta para ser la misma persona dia tras dia.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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e3a68af
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Are you gonna say what's on your mind, or are you gonna make me guess? Because I'm not good at guessing games. People should say what they mean to say and not make other people stumble around.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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1ee3893
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Things are not always how they seem.
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winter
life
love
my-true-love-gave-to-me
first-kiss
christmas
holiday
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Stephanie Perkins |
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2c5473f
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''You know what's the strangest thing about tonight? Tonight, being an astoundingly strange night?'' ''What's that?'' ''That you still don't realize I'm willing to do anything, anything-he gestured in a full circle around them- ''to stay in your company...''
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Stephanie Perkins |
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ae10fb5
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In the history of terrible holidays, this ranks as the worst ever. Worse than the Fourth of July when Granddad showed up to see the fireworks in a kilt and insisted on singing "Flower of Scotland" instead of "America the Beautiful." Worse than the Halloween when Trudy Sherman and I both went to school dressed as Glinda the Good Witch,and she told everyone her costume was better than mine,because you could see my purple "Monday" panties thro..
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Stephanie Perkins |
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d0fa07f
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Son nuestras imperfecciones las que nos hacen perfectos para otra persona.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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6888f78
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The pressure is on. They've teased me all week, because I've avoided anything that requires ordering. I've made excuses (I'm allergic to beef," "Nothing tastes better than bread," Ravioli is overrated"), but I can't avoid it forever.Monsieur Boutin is working the counter again. I grab a tray and take a deep breath. " , uh...soup? " "Hello" and "please." I've learned the polite words first, in hopes that the French will forgive me for butch..
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Stephanie Perkins |
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4c35b2c
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The translator, no matter how true he thinks he's staying to the text, still brings his own life experiences and opinions to the decisions he makes. Maybe not consciously, but every time a choice is made between one meaning of a word or another, the translator determines which one to use based on what he believes is correct, based on his own personal history with the subject.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Imagine," she said, after registering, "a whole city of gorgeous Italian guys.They can say anything to me,and it'll be sexy." "You'll be so easy," Rashmi said. " 'Oh,do me, Marco!" "I wonder if Marco will like football?" Mer asked dreamily."
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Stephanie Perkins |
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1c1c1f6
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No hay que dejar de crear solo porque lo que se cree no sea util. A veces la belleza y la magia son razones suficientes
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Stephanie Perkins |
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We're in her bedroom,and she's helping me write an essay about my guniea pig for French class. She's wearing soccer shorts with a cashmere sweater, and even though it's silly-looking, it's endearingly Meredith-appropriate. She's also doing crunches. For fun. "Good,but that's present tense," she says. "You aren't feeding Captain Jack carrot sticks " "Oh. Right." I jot something down, but I'm not thinking about verbs. I'm trying to figure ou..
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Stephanie Perkins |
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b17bc61
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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 "
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Stephanie Perkins |
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f9f4a18
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Victor Noir. He was a journalist shot by Pierre Bonaparte," St. Clair says, as if that explains anything. He pulls The Hat up off his eyes. "The statue on his grave is supposed to help...fertility." "His wang us rubbed shiny," Josh elaborates. "For luck." "Why are we talking about parts again?" Mer asks. "Can't we ever talk about anything else?" "Really?" I ask. "Shiny wang?" "Very," St. Clair says. "Now that's something I've gotta see." I..
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Historia personal. Como porque St. Clair siempre corria de vuelta a Ellie, yo asumi que lo hizo otra vez. ?Es eso? Y ?El hizo eso? Ya no estoy segura. He pasado mi todo ultimo ano sofocada entre lujuria y dolor, extasis y traicion, y solamente cada vez se hace mas dificil ver la verdad. ?Cuantas veces nuestras emociones pueden estar atadas a alguien mas (ser jaladas, apretadas y retorcidas) antes de que se rompan? ?Antes de que ya no se pue..
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Josh and Rashmi are making out-I can actually see tongue-so I turn to my bread and grapes.How biblical of me. The grapes are smaller than I'm used to, and the skin is slightly textured. Is that dirt? I dip my napkin in water and dab at the tiny purple globes. It helps, but they're still sort of rough. Hmm. St. Clair and Meredith stop talking. I glance up to find them staring at me in matching bemusement. "What?" "Nothing," he says. "Continu..
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Stephanie Perkins |
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d905140
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Why can't we sit together? What's the point of seat reservations,anyway? The bored woman calls my section next,and I think terrible thoughts about her as she slides my ticket through her machine. At least I have a window seat. The middle and aisle are occupied with more businessmen. I'm reaching for my book again-it's going to be a long flight-when a polite English accent speaks to the man beside me. "Pardon me,but I wonder if you wouldn't ..
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Stephanie Perkins |
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02ad071
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He's gleeful to know something I don't. Which is annoying considering we're both aware that he knows everything about Parisian life, whereas I have the savvy of a chocolate croissant.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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ddaba38
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Nice strawberries. Shut up. No, I mean it. Cute.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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097eb09
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I'm just as big a fool as the rest of them.
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ya-contemporary
ya-contemporary-romance
ya-lit
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Stephanie Perkins |
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d360583
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Why are people so afraid to leave a relationship, even if they know it's a bad one?
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Stephanie Perkins |
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b5c396d
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I look down, and I'm surprised to find myself standing in the middle of a small stone circle. In the center, directly between my feet, is a coppery-bronze octagon with a star. Words are engraved in the stone around it: "Mademoiselle Oliphant. It translates to 'Point zero of the roads of France.' In other words, it's the point from which all other distances in France are measured." St. Clair clears his throat. "It's the beginning of everyth..
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love
paris
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Stephanie Perkins |
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da57f1a
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It's not right. It hasn't been right, not since I met you.
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Stephanie Perkins |
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90aec24
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You're so bad at good-byes, he whispers in my ear. Which is true. There is an average of about forty-seven minutes between the time we first type "goodnight" and the moment we actually stop sending our words back and forth."
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Stephanie Perkins |
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cf696c7
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Outside, there may be reindeer that fly across the moon. Outside, there may be questions with the wrong answers and lies that are better to tell. Outside, it may be cold. But I am here. I am here, and he is here, and everything I need to know is that I will hold him and he will hold me until I am warm again, until I know I belong.
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Stephanie Perkins |