“There's a formula for how long it takes to get over someone, that it's half as long as the time you've been together.”
― The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
― The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
“You know what girls are like. They turn twenty or twenty-one and all of a sudden they start having these concrete ideas. They get super realistic. And when that happens, everything that seemed so sweet and lovable about them begins to look ordinary and depressing.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“For a moment I can't help thinking how decent he is - that there's some hope for him beyond the obnoxious image he displays. Maybe deep down he is a sensitive guy, who sees us as real people with real issues. I want to say something nice. Some kind of thanks. I stand there, rehearsing it in my mind.
"Oh my God," he says, "did you see that girl's tits?"
Maybe not today.”
― Saving Francesca
"Oh my God," he says, "did you see that girl's tits?"
Maybe not today.”
― Saving Francesca
“I feel like Luke and I are on an island that's sinking and there's nothing I can do to stop it. I can swim, though. If Luke can't, then it's too bad. He's had sixteen years to learn.”
― A Little Wanting Song
― A Little Wanting Song
“He’s like a song she can’t get out of her head. Hard as she tries, the melody of their meeting runs through her mind on an endless loop, each time as surprisingly sweet as the last, like a lullaby, like a hymn, and she doesn’t think she could ever get tired of hearing it.”
― The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
― The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
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