As the lightness buoys me, I wonder if maybe she was right. Maybe it's not about looking hot for guys, but about feeling like a place acknowledged you, winked at you, accepted you. It's strange because, of all the people in all the cities, I'd have thought that to Parisians I'd be invisible, but apparently I'm not. Apparently in Paris, not only can I skate, but I practically qualify for the Olympics!
Gayle FormanSo are you moving on now? Is that what brought you to the grand metropolis of Valladolid?” “No. The wind just blew me here.” “What? Like a plastic bag?” “I prefer to think of myself as a ship. Like a sailboat.
Gayle FormanThe line between true self and feigned self is blurred on all sides. Which I think is a rather handy metaphor for falling in love.
Gayle FormanBut the you who you are tonight is the same you I was in love with yesterday, the same you I’ll be in love with tomorrow.
Gayle Forman