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The real problem with being around James was that he was always the hero. And what did that make you? Either the sidekick or the villain.
Quentin wanted things to be good between them, to be better than good, to be perfect. But perfection is a nervy business, because the moment you spot the tiniest flaw it’s ruined.
“The problem with growing up,” Quentin said, “is that once you’re grown up, people who aren’t grown up aren’t fun anymore.”
Quentin wondered how his beautiful Alice could possibly share a single base pair of genetic information with this person.