188 Quotes by Becky Albertalli

I think, for me, listening to music is a very solitary thing.

I catch a sudden glimpse of myself in the mirror across the room. It's the weirdest thing. My hair is unbrushed. I'm wearing what may actually be one of Nadine's maternity shirts. And pajama pants. And there's also a spot of toothpaste in the corner of my mouth.But for the first time in maybe ever, I feel really beautiful.

The truth is, it's a weird time to be coming of age. The world is really messy right now. And it's so hard to be twelve or thirteen or fifteen or seventeen, when you're old enough to get it, but... you can't vote.

I think I hate the concept of needing space. What is really means is that the person's mad at you, or hates you, or doesn't give a shit about you. They just don't want to admit it.

I think you're cute and grammatical, too.

You can't just like Harry Potter. You have to be balls-out obsessed with it.

I remember the feeling like it was okay to care. To not be so blasé.

I guess what I mean is that sometimes it seems like everyone knows who I am except me.

I can't believe you rode the Tilt-A-Whirl for me."I must really like you," he says.