A beautiful sentence will sneak under my skin and crack me open the way a phrase of music might, or a climactic scene from a movie.


“Oh, by the way, I may have treated my personal essay assignment as a creative writing exercise and it somehow went viral and now over a million people think I’ve met the love of my life in Beijing,”
― This Time It's Real
― This Time It's Real

“Because this—this is everything I’ve ever wanted. I mean, I didn’t even know I wanted it, since I never would’ve dared dream of getting to intern at Craneswift. The publication behind some of the most successful writers in the world.”
― This Time It's Real
― This Time It's Real

“Emily and I will watch pretty much any idol romance featuring a good-looking lead.”
― This Time It's Real
― This Time It's Real

“if God were interested in the petty drama of awkward teenagers.”
― This Time It's Real
― This Time It's Real

“Yes, Eliza,” he says, his voice somber. “I really do think we need a better name.”
― This Time It's Real
― This Time It's Real
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