Quotes from If It's Not Forever. It's Not Love.

“Avantika : I know you love me. Yes, you try to get me naked half of the time, but i love you for that too. you are my boyfriend and it's always great to have a boyfriend who gets turned on by a mere touch. Makes life a lot easier.”
― Durjoy Datta, quote from If It's Not Forever. It's Not Love.

“Caring about what others think is the biggest jail one can put oneself in.”
― Durjoy Datta, quote from If It's Not Forever. It's Not Love.

“Being loved and wanted is the most amazing feeling in the world... it's like a whole new experience.”
― Durjoy Datta, quote from If It's Not Forever. It's Not Love.

“When you're in love, it's meant for life, isn't it?”
― Durjoy Datta, quote from If It's Not Forever. It's Not Love.

“Avantika: 'Do I look happy when I am asleep?'
Deb: 'Yes, you do.'
Avantika: 'Then I'm sure I'm dreaming about you'...

These little things are what make my life worth living.”
― Durjoy Datta, quote from If It's Not Forever. It's Not Love.

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“Do you remember the story I told you about the paper of happiness? And the secret, which was one word written over and over again? … I have thought a long time about what that word could have been,” Ba said. “Was it wisdom or honor? Love or truth? For a long time I liked to think that the word was kindness.”

Ma’s face remained hidden in Minli’s bed, but her sobs had stopped and Ba knew she was listening.

“But now,” Ba said, “I think, perhaps, the word was faith.”
― Grace Lin, quote from Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Надничайки над рамото на Жан-Сол, тя видя на листа заглавието "Енциклопедия", том деветнайсети. Положи свенливо ръка върху неговата. Той престана да пише. - Чак дотук ли сте стигнали? - попита Ализ.
- Да - отвърна Жан-Сол. - Искате да говорите с мен ли?
- Искам да ви помоля да не я издавате - рече тя.
- Трудно ще бъде - каза Жан-Сол. - Хората я очакват.
Той си свали очилата, духна върху стъклата им и пак си ги сложи. Очите му не се съзираха.
- Разбира се - потвърди Ализ. - Всъщност бих желала просто да отложите публикуването.
- О, ако е само това, може нещо да се направи.
- Ще трябва да го отложите с десет години.
- Така ли?
- Да. Десет години или повече, естествено. - Знаете ли, по-добре ще е хората да спестят малко пари, за да могат да си я купят.
- Ще е доста затормозяваща за четене - заяви Жан-Сол Партр. - Аз самият се тормозя, докато я пиша: лявата ми китка се е схванала от непрекъснатото притискане на листа.
- Съчувствам ви - промълви Ализ.
- Задето ми се е схванала китката?
- Не, задето отказвате да отложите издаването.
- Защо?
- Ще ви обясня. Шик харчи всичките си пари, за да закупува вашите произведения и вече е останал без грош.
- По-хубаво да си купува други неща - рече Жан-Сол. - Аз лично никога не купувам книгите си.
- Той харесва вашите творби.
- Това е негово право - заяви Жан-Сол. - Той сам е направил своя избор.
- Мисля, че прекалено се е ангажирал - отвърна Ализ. - Аз също направих своя избор, но съм свободна, понеже той повече не иска да живее с мен, така че ще ви убия, щом не искате да отложите издаването.
- Вие ще ме лишите от средства за съществуване - промълви Жан-Сол. - Как ще ми изплащат авторски права при положение, че бъда мъртъв?
- Ваша си работа - каза Ализ. - Не мога да се съобразявам с всичко. Най-важното за мен е да ви убия.
- Но вие, предполагам, ще се съгласите, че за мен аргументите ви са неприемливи - възрази Жан-Сол.
- Съгласявам се - рече Ализ, отвори чантата си и измъкна оттам сърцеизтръгвача на Шик, който няколко дни по-рано бе взела от чекмеджето на бюрото му.
- Бихте ли си разкопчали яката? - помоли тя.
- Слушайте - каза Жан-Сол, като свали очилата си, - това според мен е идиотщина.
Той разкопча яката си. Ализ събра всичките си сили и с решителен жест заби сърцеизтръгвача в гърдите на Партр. Той се втренчи в нея и започна бързо да умира.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Isegi kui olen üritanud midagi hingega teha, olen ma enam kui kindel, et ei vääri elu sellisena, nagu ma teda armastan ja nagu ta end pakub: elu, mis võtab hingetuks.”
― André Breton, quote from Nadja

“Let's be friends based on mutual hate."
- Wallace Wells
"Listen to this, okay? Just listen. You hear that? That's' market bacon hitting the pan. Today a child is born unto us, and his name will be bacon."
- Wallace Wells”
― Bryan Lee O'Malley, quote from Scott Pilgrim, Volume 3: Scott Pilgrim & The Infinite Sadness

“Kylie and Nick went to the symphony the next night, and by the time she came home, Blair was sound asleep on the sofa. The doctor gently woke her and helped her to her feet. “But I wanna stay up and talk about being a lesbian,” Blair mumbled, her words sounding comical given her tousled hair and sleep-suffused voice. “We can talk about being lesbians tomorrow.” Kylie scratched the back of Blair’s neck, knowing that a good scratch was as effective as ether. By the time they reached the bedroom, Kylie merely had to urge her onto the bed and cover her with a quilt. “That’s my girl,” Kylie said.”
― Susan X. Meagher, quote from All That Matters

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