You Asked for Perfect Quotes

“If I don't have perfect grades, then who am I?”
― Laura Silverman, You Asked for Perfect

“How do you know if a goal is worth it until you get it? We work hard for a lot of stuff. Should we not put in effort because the reward might not be what we thought?”
― Laura Silverman, You Asked for Perfect

“And the sick part is, when I'm doing well, I still feel like that special kid. Like I'm important for having so much work. Kids at school brag about all-nighters like badges of honor. There's this twisted part of me that feels proud, invigorated even, every time I stay up at night.
But I'm not special. I'm not smart enough. I put on a front, and now it's catching up to me.”
― Laura Silverman, You Asked for Perfect

“My phone buzzes as they shake hands. It’s a text from Amir. "Warning: the parents know"
I laugh. "Yep. That didn’t take long. We’re great at secrets"
He responds: "Basically, we should be secret agents”
― Laura Silverman, You Asked for Perfect

“If I don’t get in, that’s it. I’ll be Ariel, the one who didn’t get into Harvard. I’ll let everyone down. I’ll let you guys down. And I might not get in. I really might not, because I’m not perfect. They asked for perfect, and I’m not, and I don’t know what else I can—”
“Ariel,” Mom says, voice breaking.
I realize all three of us are crying.
Dad leans forward. “Ariel.” He pauses and meets my eyes. “Everything about you is worthwhile.”
― Laura Silverman, You Asked for Perfect

“I ship us more than I ship Harry and Cedric too”
― Laura Silverman, You Asked for Perfect

“And?" Amir asks. His gaze is sincere and resolute. "Can I kiss you?"
My throat carches, voice coming out rough. "Yeah, you can kiss me.”
― Laura Silverman, You Asked for Perfect

“I have this bad habit of ignoring messages when I'm stressed.”
― Laura Silverman, You Asked for Perfect

“Does everything relate to Harry Potter in your mind?” “Hey, don’t know it. What’s so bad about seeing magic everywhere?”
― Laura Silverman, You Asked for Perfect

“Who would want perfect when they could have you?”
― Laura Silverman, You Asked for Perfect

“Amir pulls back but only a bit. He nudges me, wearing an unbearably earnest smile, and says, “You know, Ariel, I’m really glad you’re bad at calculus.”
“Oh my god.” I laugh, then shove him gently, but my hand bunches against his shirt, holding him to me. “That’s terrible.”
“Is it?”
“Yes,” I say. Then I tug him forward and kiss him again.”
― Laura Silverman, You Asked for Perfect

“Because you can't know your best self too well for any ivy league school.”
― Laura Silverman, You Asked for Perfect

“It's just hard to relate to someone who works so hard to be unrelatable.”
― Laura Silverman, You Asked for Perfect

“That’s the weird things about being friends with someone for so long. One day you look at them and realize they’re not the eight-year-old kid you built pillow forts with.”
― Laura Silverman, You Asked for Perfect