Quotes by Nicola Yoon

The ocean here is weird. Its the wrong kind of blue.

He thinks my hair smells like spring rain. Im really trying to remain stoic and unaffected. I remind myself that I dont like poetic language. I dont like poetry. I dont even like people who like poetry.But Im not dead inside either.

His words made me aware that the heart in my chest is a muscle like any other. It can hurt.

Theres no denying it now. Im in the world. And, too, the world is in me.

A universe that can wink into existence can wink out again.

Touching him is order and chaos, like being assembled and disassembled at the same time.

Kissing is just another way of talking expect without the words.

I could stay here forever interrupting our talking with kissing, interrupting our kissing with talking.

Ive read many more books than you. It doesnt matter how many youve read. Ive read more. Believe me.” ― Nicola Yoon, Everything, Everything

I want to fall in love, with an emphasis on the falling part.

“Spoiler alert: Love is worth everything. Everything.”

“In my head I know Ive been in love before, but it doesnt feel like it. Being in love with you is better than the first time. It feels like the first time and the last time and the only time all at once.”

“I kiss him to get him to stop talking. If he keeps talking I will love him, and I dont want to love him. I really dont. As strategies go, its not my finest. Kissing is just another way of talking except without the words.”

“For the first time in a long time, I want more than I have.”

“Growing up and seeing your parents flaws is like losing your religion. I dont believe in God anymore. I dont believe in my father either.”

“Life is a gift. Dont forget to live it.”