506 Quotes by Jandy Nelson

She glitters like she walked out of a Klimt painting.

Now I contradict myself. Picasso he do too. He say pull out your brain, yes, he also say, ‘Painting is a blind man’s profession’ and ‘To draw you must close your eyes and sing’. And Michelangelo, he say he sculpts with his brains, not his eyes. Yes. Everything is true at once. Life is contradiction, we take in every lesson we find what works. Okay, now pick up the charcoal and draw.

I felt a springing in my chest. Could Dad and I be close? Like a real father and son?

I gave up practically the whole world for you,” I tell him, walking through the front door of my own love story. “The sun, stars, ocean, trees, everything, I gave it all up for you.

I love you,” I say to him, only it comes out, “Hey.” “So damn much,” he says back, only it comes out, “Dude.

I could step out of this sad life like it’s an old sorry dress.

To be clear, when you’re me, guys like him are kryptonite, not that I’ve ever met a guy like him before, one who makes you feel like you’re being kissed, no, ravished, from across a room.

And I’m the only bat in this belfry?

He carries pieces of the galaxy around in a bag.