Miranda Kenneally · 306 pages
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“Maybe you don't have to figure life out at all.
Maybe it just is.”
“All decisions are different in hindsight. Maybe all we can do is make the best decisions we can in the moment, using the best information we have right then.”
“If you don’t put yourself out there, if you don’t take risks, you can’t truly feel.”
“A boy should fit into your life-not become it. High school is when you start to define yourself. Don't define yourself as the girl who has a boyfriemd and nothing else.”
“You make me feel three times the rush of skydiving or bungee jumping... I felt the biggest rush of my life when you said you love me.”
“I figured you'd prefer that to skydiving or Sumo Wrestling Sunday."
"What is Sumo Wrestling Sunday?"
"We'd dress up in those sumo wrestling suits that would make us look real fat. And then we'd wrestle."
"Oh god lord," I mutter. " Shuffleboard Sunday sounds just fine."
"Good. I had no idea where I was gonna get sumo wrestling suits." I give him a look.”
“Is life one big long what if?”
“As a kid, I had the worst mile time ever. Our gym teacher made us run the mile a few times a year for something called the Presidential Fitness Test. I’d huff and puff and wonder why the hell President Bush cared how fast I could run laps around the playground. I always came in dead last.”
“I love you.” I laugh. “You already said that.” “I’ve never said it before. I like it…I think I’ll keep saying it.”
“I saw hum run for thr first time at Wednesday's trining session. Until then, I wasn't aware Usain Bolt was my running coach”
“Everything is about balance…it took me so long to figure that out.”
“We stick together, and it makes me feel a little better knowing that, even at thirty-two, Liza hasn’t figured her life out yet.”
“They do, in fact, have a pool, but no waterslide. Probably couldn’t afford one after buying that naked mermaid statue.”
“OK, think of it this way. Do you know how microwaves work?”
“No.”
“It’s based on microwaves.”
“Oh, wait. I just remembered. I do know how microwaves work, and what you’re saying is bullshit.”
“Fine. It isn’t microwaves.”
“What am I supposed to do when I’m bad for the one good thing in my life?”
“Open yourself to the sight, and it will show you what you need to know. But never attempt to bend it to your will. Never pry into a particular life that has been brought to your care. That is to break trust.”
“Well, what are we waiting for? ...She said 'children.' I bet that's anyone under a couple of centuries old. Let's go.”
“His clothing marked him as Italian. The cadence of his speech announced that he was Venetian. His eyes were all policeman.”
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