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"Which proposal was worse:
Collins: I want to marry you because someone told me to. Also I don't know what 'no' means.
Darcy: I've tried everything; unfortunately I'm still in love with you" — Feb 12, 2026 05:50PM
"Which proposal was worse:
Collins: I want to marry you because someone told me to. Also I don't know what 'no' means.
Darcy: I've tried everything; unfortunately I'm still in love with you" — Feb 12, 2026 05:50PM
“How old were you when you started playing?”, she asked.
“Five. I was District Champion at seven. I hope to be a World Champion one day.”
“When?”
“In three years.”
“You'll be sixteen in three years”, she said, “If you win, what will you do afterward?”.
He looked confused. “I don't understand”, he replied.
“If you're a World Champion at sixteen, what will you do with the rest of your life?”
He still looked confused. “I don't understand”.”
― The Queen's Gambit
“Five. I was District Champion at seven. I hope to be a World Champion one day.”
“When?”
“In three years.”
“You'll be sixteen in three years”, she said, “If you win, what will you do afterward?”.
He looked confused. “I don't understand”, he replied.
“If you're a World Champion at sixteen, what will you do with the rest of your life?”
He still looked confused. “I don't understand”.”
― The Queen's Gambit
“carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white man”
― The Love Hypothesis
― The Love Hypothesis
“If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.”
― Emma
― Emma
“and I ask him again
the name for the color of water
wanting to be able to say it
as though I had known it all my life
without giving it a thought”
― The Rain in the Trees
the name for the color of water
wanting to be able to say it
as though I had known it all my life
without giving it a thought”
― The Rain in the Trees
“He'll miss those trains, if nothing else.
But then again, he only loved them because they were going places.”
― Running on Air
But then again, he only loved them because they were going places.”
― Running on Air
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