Have You Ever Noticed

“Have you ever noticed how parents can go 

from the most wonderful people in the world 

to totally embarrassing in three seconds?”

~ Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

We Know From Daily Life

“We know from daily life that we exist for other people first of all, 

for whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends.”

~ Albert Einstein

The Reason

“The reason we all like to think so well of others 

is that we are all afraid for ourselves. 

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.”

~ Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oh, You Know

“Oh, you know. Jace reminds me of an old boyfriend. 

Some guys look at you like they want sex. 

Jace looks at you like you've already had sex, 

it was great, and now you're just friends --

even though you want more. Drives girls crazy. 

You know what I mean?"

Yes, Clary thought. "No," she said.

~ Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes

An Unarticulated Crush

“An unarticulated crush is very different 

from an unrequited one, 

because at least with an unrequited crush you 

know what the hell you're doing, 

even if the other person isn't doing it back. 

An unarticulated crush is harder to grapple with, 

because it's a crush that you haven't 

even admitted to yourself. 

The romantic forces are all there -- you want to see him, 

you always notice him, 

you treat every word from him as if it 

weighs more than anyone else's. 

But you don't know why. 

You don't know that you're doing it. 

You'd follow him to the end of the earth 

without ever admitting that your feet were moving.”

~ David Levithan, Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd