Sarah Tregay Quotes

#1. In this universe there are no time machines or keys that can turn hearts back around.

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#2. Mason sees me and smiles as bright as the first star on the horizon.

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#3. This is why I don't date girls. They're weird. They talk about everything and assume you want to too. I don't get it. It's as if their bras are filled with words.

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#4. Here, in my dreams, we love whom we love,
blinded not by the color of their skin,
worried not by the details of their gender,
nor about the book in which they find their god.

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#5. I guess I was used to keeping my secrets to myself.

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#6. If only we could dance on the sidewalk, look up at the sequined sky, and wish upon the same shooting star.

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#7. People talk when they think no one is listening.

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#8. He smells like Speed Stick, shampoo, and all I've ever wanted.

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#9. If mom says women are not property, how come I want to belong to someone else?

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#10. Band geeks are the original," I explain. "Orchestra dorks are simply copying our amazingly uncool status.

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#11. Do you hate the person
who tapped the first domino down?
Or do you hate the domino
for not standing up for itself?
And if you are the second domino,
and you get toppled, do you hate yourself?

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#12. I want another person to notice me, to say that I matter, to say that they care about me.

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#13. With fire in my lungs
forgiveness in my head
and desire in my heart.

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#14. But no matter how hard I try, I still yearn for
hugs/kisses/smiles/a hand to hold.

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#15. At the Redbox we gather essential movies:
Johnny Depp, Jude Law,
Michael Cera, and Jon Heder
(because we all have a weak spot
for the skinny, homely, Leftover,
Napoleon Dynamites of the world).

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#16. If my mom says women are not property how come I want to belong to someone?

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#17. Don't fall for a hard body without a soft heart.

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#18. Like the earth pulling on the moon,
and the moon pulling on the tide,
his lips gravitate
toward mine.

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#19. It means looking out for your own interests. And, for how crazy life gets sometimes, that's a good policy.

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#20. Everyone says
I'm too old
for a security blanket.
But a baby blanket
tucked in my
dresser drawer back home
is a lot less expensive
then
psychotherapy.

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#21. That's how we spent the day
drizzling sarcasm over the truth
dropping bad jokes like f-bombs ...

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#22. There is no three-strikes when it comes to dating. One heartbreak and that's it.

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#23. You can't choose the time and place, the when and where, and with whom you fall in love.

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#24. -and our lips meet with feels
like not slow motion
but every moment in my life and the lack of time altogether.

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#25. And I don't know if you understand, but that makes for a lonely existence.

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#26. Sometimes good friends become more than friends, which is normal because our friends understand us best and we are comfortable around them.

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#27. No. No, no. No.
I did not just do that. I can't believe I just did that! Mason and I have been friends since third grade, and I have never looked at him like that. Other guys, yeah, but not him. It should be in the Bible. Thou shalt not check out thy best friend.

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#28. The male ego bruises easier than an overripe apricot.

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#29. My Wish
is to fall
cranium over Converse
in dizzy daydream-worthy
love.

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