His parents never talked about how they met, but when Park was younger, he used to try to imagine it. He loved how much they loved each other. It was the thing he thought about when he woke up scared in the middle of the night. Not that they loved him--they were his parents, they had to love him. That they loved each other. They didn't have to do that.
Rainbow RowellBono met his wife in high school," Park says. "So did Jerry Lee Lewis," Eleanor answers. "Iโm not kidding," he says. "You should be," she says, "weโre sixteen." "What about Romeo and Juliet?" "Shallow, confused," then dead. "I love you, Park says. "Wherefore art thou," Eleanor answers. "Iโm not kidding," he says. "You should be.
Rainbow RowellHave you ever seen The Goodbye Girl? Donโt watch it if you still want to enjoy romantic comedies. It makes every movie ever made starring Julia Roberts or Sandra Bullock lash itself in shame.
Rainbow RowellBut I saw this video, not even the whole thing, and I just knew that it was going to be my favorite song for...for the rest of my life. And it still is. It's still my favorite song... Lincoln, I said you were cute because I didn't know how to say--because I didn't think I was allowed to say--anything else. But every time I saw you, I felt like I did the first time I heard that song.
Rainbow RowellItโs just โฆ everything. There are too many people. And I donโt fit in. I donโt know how to be. Nothing that Iโm good at is the sort of thing that matters there. Being smart doesnโt matterโand being good with words. And when those things do matter, itโs only because people want something from me. Not because they want me.
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