Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"I wonder, though…what would it be like? To be that close to a boy and have him see all of you, no holding back."
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"I wonder, though…what would it be like? To be that close to a boy and have him see all of you, no holding back."
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"His face darkens. He glares at me and I glare back. "Fine!" he yells. "I'm jealous! Are you happy now!"And then he jerks is head toward mine and he kisses me. On the lips."
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"I say looking on the bright side of life never killed anybody."
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"I'm always wondering about the what-ifs, about the road not taken."
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"If people knew you, they would love you." He sounds matter-of-fact. Josh, you break my heart. And you're a liar. Because you know me, you know me better than almost anybody, and you don't love me."
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"I’ve never gotten a love letter before. But reading these notes like this, one after the other, it feels like I have. It’s like . . . it’s like there’s only ever been Peter. Like everyone else that came before him, they were all to prepare me for this. I think I see the difference now, between loving someone from afar and loving someone up close. When you see them up close, you see the real them, but they also get to see the real you. And Peter does. He sees me, and I see him."
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"My favourite food is cake. What kind of cake?It doesn't matter. All cake."
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"But what now? What am I supposed to do with all these feelings?"
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"And for a second, just for a second I forget. I forget that this isn't real."
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"I don't think relationships are just physicality. There are ways to show you care about someone, not just using your lips... Or any other body part."
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"But you never said anything! Not one frigging word, Lara Jean!”Automatically I say, “Don’t say ‘frig.’ ”“Not one frigging word,” Kitty repeats with a shake of her head. Peter cracks up, and I give him a dirty look. “It all happened really fast,” he offers. “There was barely time to tell anybody—”“Was I talking to you?” Kitty snaps. “No, I don’t think so. I was talking to my sister.”Peter’s eyes widen, and I can see him trying to keep a straight face."
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"I wonder, though... what would it be like? To be that close to a boy and have him see all of you, no holding back. Would it be scary only for a second or two, or would it be scary the whole time? What if I didn't like it at all? Or what if I liked it too much? It's a lot to think about."
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"How was I supposed to know what’s real and what’s not? It feels like I’m the only one who doesn’t know the difference."
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"It will get easier each time, I think. I hope. I just have to keep trying."
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"Do you think there's a difference? Between belonging with and belonging to?"
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"I delete the picture of him from my phone; I delete his number. I think that if I just delete him enough, it will be like none of it ever happened and my heart won't hurt so badly"
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"Smirking, he says, "Whatever spell you just tried to cast on me, it didn't work, so I think you need to go back to Hogwarts."
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
"If love is like a possession, maybe my letter are like my exorcisms"
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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