But I never thought of who he wasn't, I never had to explain or defend him to myself, I didn't even care what we talked about.
Curtis SittenfeldIf you knew where your happiness came from, it gave you patience. You realized that a lot of the time, you were just waiting out a situation, and that took the pressure off; you no longer looked to every interaction to actually do something for you.
Curtis SittenfeldBefore and after... I heard a thousand times that a boy, or a man, can't make you happy, that you have to be happy on your own before you can be happy with another person. All I can say is, I wish it were true.
Curtis SittenfeldWhen you are a high school girl, there is nothing more miraculous than a high school boy.
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