“He said if I was good enough to throw a perfect game, I’d be good enough to date his daughter.”
“Pressure is just that—pressure. It’s all in your head. It has nothing to do with what you can or can’t do.”
“You should really relax your shoulders more. You look better with a neck.”
“Kansas City, that’s like in Kansas, right?” I ask. “Missouri,” Frank and Dad both correct.”
“If you love someone, even the best one-night stand isn’t going to erase that.”
“I think you're a good person," I say quietly, before slipping the bed to retrieve my clothes. He exhales, and his eyes meet mine.
"All I know is that I want to be the person you and your dad think I am. Maybe even more than I want to be a great pitcher.”
“Lenny London: In case you're wondering, running is like driving only there's more sweating and less sitting. I don't recommend trying it if you haven't already.”
“Falling in love (or lust) and fear feel a lot alike. They both give you that anxious butterfly feeling in your stomach, a sense of excitement, and a general unease physically and mentally. It’s easy to confuse love with fear.”
“LA PONCIA: Ésta tiene algo. La encuentro sin sosiego, temblona, asustada, como si tuviese una lagartija entre los pechos.”
“People would say that it's impossible to have a private pool in the city, unless you were some sort of rich mogul and had it on the roof of your penthouse or something. But it's not illegal to have a really clean dumpster, and if you want to fill it with water, and if you want to get in it... well, that's your prerogative. People always say they can't do things, that they're impossible. They just haven't been creative enough. This pool is a triumph of imagination. That's how you win at life, Gin. You have to imagine your way through. Never say something can't be done. There's always a solution, even if it's weird.”
“And so we keep on thinking, because the next thought might be the answer.”
“Я, может, и раздражаюсь, когда опадает последний лист, но его красоту я всё равно помню.”
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