Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land Quotes

“People only tease those they love.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“Then, Leo will be my friend. He will like my mind. Our brains can kiss. Even if our bodies can’t. Even if he has a girlfriend. It is an intellectual crush. Our brains can have sex. Would I have sex with him? Yes. Brain sex!!!”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“But then, he said, "Cute nose." Cute. I have a cute nose. And a cute boyfriend. With cute elk kisses. Also, elk do not sleep standing up. Also, female elk don't have antlers. Also, male elk (bulls) have a harem of cows. Which is maybe why elk popped into my head randomly. Me and Sadie were the cows in Heck's harem. That's weird. But it does explain why I'd randomly think of elks. Elk. Also, though, elk remind me of when we went to Yellowstone—me, Mom, Dad, Mr. Griffin—and saw elk. It was nice. Happy family. And fun. Therefore, elk make me feel happy. And that's probably the real reason for elk randomly popping into my head. Or maybe my mind is a bull with a harem of way too many thought cows! Weirdo.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“Mike says the studio indulges Leo bc he's a magical starboy. He thinks Melanie puts up w/it bc it's a great credit bc everything Leo touches turns to gold. Maybe one day I'll turn to gold.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“Then she got all teary again and made the scrunchy face with more nodding, and the pain started to come out, but then she worked really hard to reign it in and fight the tears and shook her head side to side as if that would keep it in, which it did, and then she dropped her chin and made a weird motor cry and took a deep breath in and exhaled and nodded and succeeded. Wow. Amazing. It was like watching a transformer or sculptor taking clay through a full range of emotions. Sadie is a true emo artist.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“Then I stopped and he was looking at my hair, like maybe not even listening, and I blushed like a beet, which I hate. Beets, that is. I threw up once eating raw beets. Stupid. Why did I even do that? It's like eating raw potatoes. And Leo was staring and didn't seem to care about me being a speed-talking beet, like maybe he didn't hear a thing...and was mostly interested in my eyes and hair and how I got sauce on my cheek, which he wiped off.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“They're on a retreat!" I yelled out of nowhere, even though I swore I wouldn't say anything. Ever! And now I'm worried I sound insane AND he'll tell someone. Because I'm so confused about being honest!”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“They went to loft downtown. V. cool, artsy, mostly artists, kind of boho wild. There was even a naked guy walking around. I asked why. She didn't know but probably he just needed attention disguised as being artsy.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“Then, he leaned in and KISSED ME! ON THE LIPS! Strong yet soft. Exciting yet grounding. Optimistic yet real. Closed-lipped and a little bit open. He looked at my eyebrows. And me. Smiling. “I like how your eyebrows are two different shapes.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“Here's how it went down: Me standing by Sadie and her mom’s bestie, Taylor Rae Mayfield, the actress. Super cool. Talented. And always at Friday nights, so like family too. They were discussing how ridiculous it is that we feed cats grain-based food when they're pure carnivores, as if you'd ever feed a cheetah sliced bread.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“I work with funny and cute gossipy filmmakers, that are smart and nice like little garden gnomes (tho not Jena, she's tall, lean and more like Glenda the Good Witch, tho in a more judgey way), and who NOTICE THINGS LIKE LOVE! So they can gossip about it when not working on their movie!”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“I had a momentary fantasy lapse of me winning an Oscar for my short, him in the audience, me flirting during my acceptance speech, then him chasing me down after to say he was wrong and loves me, grabbing my face and kissing me. Which I promptly nipped in the bud with: BACK OFF, HOPE WEAVER!”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“Maybe I don't care. Is that adult too? Occasionally not caring? And eating entire box of chocolate-chip ice cream sandwiches to forget you ever cared? For a few hours, then going back to caring and trying? They're SO GOOD!”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“Jena said, "They need to keep their relationship out of our business," and went back to work. Which bizarrely made me defensive of Aunt Lauren and Uncle P all of a sudden, as my aunt and uncle, not the director/writer-producer of the movie I'm working on, and I wanted to yell: "This is why they’re good! Because they’re so friggin passionate! And bring it all to work! Lighten up, people! Let them have their emotions! That’s what makes artists! That’s what makes GREAT artists!!!" But I didn't because I was also pissed.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“But then all I could see was him seeing me. I got nervous. Was he looking at my nose? Did it look giant? Did I have food on my face? I couldn't breathe. I panicked. Because worse than the big nose and possible gook on face was that he could tell I cared. My heart naked and vulnerable.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“Still trying to block Aunt Lauren out of my mind. Also trying to learn from her paranoia and jealousy like a true adult. While forgetting because it's too much.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“Love.
It is love.
I hope it is love.
Is it love?
Holding breath. Have been holding breath all week actually. A paralysis of hope.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“Now I feel empty, hanging. Maybe this is what being chill girlfriend is. Never knowing what's next or what it means. Do I wait for the future? Or is the future now? Or is the past now? Or is now whatever I want it to be?”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“Hector messaged: Love is beauty is a kaleidoscope of joy. Some days are just weird. That’s ok.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“My excitement about Sunday is unbridled. My heart constantly pounding. I dyed my hair pink. Then saw Leo’s face. Dyed it back. Borrowed Sadie’s lime-green-and-pink dress with orange trim. I feel a need to be bright and colorful and noticeable. Yet classy.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land