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“But a Book is only the Heart’s Portrait—every Page a Pulse.” —Emily Dickinson
When I was twenty like Henry, frustrated and upset because it felt like my brain just would not work properly and I was suffocating, at no point did anybody think it could be something more than the anxiety and depression I was diagnosed with.
“Do you always worry about what other people think about things that have nothing to do with them?”
You can tell them when you introduce them to the guy that isn’t me lol Can’t wait to meet him! I really shouldn’t engage. WILL ELLINGTON You already have
It’s too hot. It’s too busy. It’s too loud. My clothes feel too tight and scratchy and it’s like I can feel my hair too much,
How do you tell another person that you can feel parts of your body too much? And if whoever is in control of music puts on one more squeaky, repetitive, poorly remixed track that you might scream. “Not a fan of the noise.”
Art tells a story; it can change people’s minds or reaffirm their beliefs. I’ve spent my life worrying about saying the wrong thing. I can’t get art wrong.”
I like the idea that she has girlfriends to talk to. She clearly has a lot going on in her head, and I almost gave myself an aneurysm trying to make sense of it.
So I’m overthinking it? Seems like it. But you know what I always say Aunts are hotter than moms? No Well yes But no
“Surely being the captain of a sports team is like having tons of brothers? And they’re not bad. I just only ever complain about them. I should talk about when they’re nice to me more.” “It’s more like having a farm next to a highway and all the animals keep escaping.”
In my head, I have an ideal scenario of how things will go. Whether that’s how I act, how my day goes, what I eat—everything works together in perfect harmony, and I thrive. I don’t feel like I’m hyperaware of everyone around me and yet equally completely oblivious. I don’t have to concentrate so hard on people’s mannerisms and behavior and choices so I can do them, too. I do things in advance, so they aren’t something I have to worry about later. I’m a good friend who doesn’t struggle to keep up with the people he loves. In my head, I just exist peacefully and that’s enough. I have a routine
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“I’m baking your cookies for book club tomorrow. I’ve watched you do it a million times, so it’ll be easy. I have your nana’s recipe and a strong desire to not be haunted by her if I fuck it up.”
“I want to take off all your clothes, cover you in paint, and fuck you right here on the floor,” he says, pointing to the center of the canvas. “Respectfully, of course.” I have been saying I wish I knew more about Henry’s creative process… “I love art.”
I’m wearing Henry’s Titans T-shirt and Will is just STARING at me HALLE JACOBS It literally says HENRY right on my breast POPPY GRANT Bark at him AURORA ROBERTS bark at him EMILIA BENNETT Bark at him!
This might be my favorite romance book, but we’re my favorite love story. Yours always, Henry
I keep myself stuck to Henry’s side so I can run interference when it gets a bit too much for him. He said he has a face that parents like to talk to, and he needs me to make that stop.
