Nate Expectations Quotes

“Somehow it's easier to talk up here, because I feel like a kid again. And when you're a kid, you still have so many chances to get your life right.”
― Tim Federle, Nate Expectations

“I never cry at the normal stuff. I cry if So You Think You Can Dance doesn't record on the DVR, or if a boy I shared my first kiss with has gone weird on me. But even then, I don't cry instantly. It wells up, pools under my skin, creates a clot. And then I'll, like, spill potato chips all over the kitchen floor, and the clot will break open and I'll cry over Ruffles, but not real life.”
― Tim Federle, Nate Expectations

“But this is what real life is, when you're me or maybe you. The minute you get good news, you wonder where the bad news is hiding.”
― Tim Federle, Nate Expectations

“My heart breaks for her, because nothing to me is more risky or beautiful than someone choosing not to be snarky.”
― Tim Federle, Nate Expectations

“I totally hear you right now, Lib," I say, a technique I picked up from Heidi. People just want to be heard. *Then* you can ignore them.”
― Tim Federle, Nate Expectations

“Maybe 'permit' is too strong a word," the principal says, crossing her arms at me. "But you definitely need permission. These walls are very old and duct tape could damage them."

I'm telling you, adults worry about the dumbest things.”
― Tim Federle, Nate Expectations

“Let me be anonymous here. Anonymous means safe.”
― Tim Federle, Nate Expectations

“Mostly she acts like my favorite kind of grown-up, which is: the kind who wishes they didn't have to be a grown-up, but will occasionally act like one if pushed too hard.”
― Tim Federle, Nate Expectations

“Not everything is a lesson and not everything is interesting in retrospect. Some chapters just suck.”
― Tim Federle, Nate Expectations

“You’ll be the king of dork mountain.”
― Tim Federle, Nate Expectations