“ Georgie,' he said. Then he kissed her. That was it, really. That was when she added Neal to the list of things she wanted and needed and was bound to have someday. That's when she decided that Neal wa… Rainbow Rowell
“ Why do I write?To be somewhere elseTo get free of ourselvesTo stopTo stop being anything or anywhere at allTo disappear Rainbow Rowell
“ She knew Neal loved her. Good for him for realizing it wasn't enough to make him happy. That was very mature of him. He was probably saving them both a lot of heartache. Rainbow Rowell
“ To have and hold. Not forever, maybe-not forever, for sure-and not figuratively. But literally. And now. Now, he was hers. Rainbow Rowell
“ They fell in love the way you do the first time, when you're young, and you feel as if you have nothing and everything to lose Rainbow Rowell
“ They still didn’t talk on the bus, but it had become a less confrontational silence. Almost friendly. (But not quite.) Rainbow Rowell
“ Kids took a fathomless amount of time and energy...And they took it first. They had right of first refusal on everything you had to offer. p220 Rainbow Rowell
“ He's mad at me.""For what?""For not being like him."Eleanor looked dubious. "Has he been mad at you for the last sixteen years?""Basically. Rainbow Rowell
“ I can’t help but think,’ Park would say during taekwando. ‘I can’t turn off my brain. Rainbow Rowell
“ She was pretty sure Seth had practiced all his facial expressions and gestures in front of a mirror, and worked out which ones made him look like a cross between an Abercrombie model and a kitten. Rainbow Rowell
“ Cath probably should have texted Abel by now, just to tell him that she'd made it - but she wanted to wait until she felt more breezy and nonchalant. You can't take back texts. If you come off all moo… Rainbow Rowell
“ Of course I can read", he said. "Jesus Christ.""Well, then, what are you trying to tell me? That you don't want to?" "No. I-" He closed his eyes and took a deep breath through his nose. "-I don't know… Rainbow Rowell
“ Because being assaulted with maxi pads is a great way to win friends and influence people. Rainbow Rowell
“ I don't like you, Park. I think I live for you. I don't think I even breathe when we're not together. Which means when I see you on Monday morning, it's been like sixty hours since I've taken a breath… Rainbow Rowell
“ All I do when we're apart is think about you, and all I when we're together is panic. Because every second feels so important. And because I'm so out of control, I can't help myself. I'm not even mine… Rainbow Rowell
