The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I Quotes

“For some girls it’s sexy when a guy bench-presses or throws a football, but he’s slaying me with the book references.”
― Carolyn Mackler, The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I

“After a few more bites, I ask him, “Since you love A Wrinkle in Time, I was wondering if you’ve read When You Reach Me?” He shakes his head. “Never heard of it.” “Oh!” I say, clapping my hands together. Yes, dorky. But When You Reach Me was one of my favorite books in middle school, and I get hyper about things like that. “First of all, it’s amazing. You won’t be able to put it down. Also, it takes place in this neighborhood, but in the 1970s. It’s an homage to A Wrinkle in Time. That’s why I think you’d like it.”
― Carolyn Mackler, The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I

“I write that one sentence really tiny, like if she doesn't look hard enough she might not see it, like if I write it full size then it might be full-size true. And it's hard to imagine that full-size thing truly happening to me.”
― Carolyn Mackler, The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I