"So what do I wish for? Something I'm not sure I want? Someone I'm not sure I need? Or someone I know I can't have?"

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Source : Stephanie Perkins (2013). “Anna and the French Kiss”, p.56, Usborne Publishing Ltd

Stephanie Perkins

#Wish Quotes #Needs Quotes #Want Quotes

“In the New Yorker library, I have long been shelved between Nadine Gordimer and Brendan Gill; an eerie little space nestled between high seriousness of purpose and legendary lightness of touch.”
“If the idea of the universe is presented to the child in the right way, it will do more for him than just arouse his interest, for it will create in him admiration and wonder, a feeling loftier than any interest and more satisfying.”
“Racism is beyond common sense and has no place in our society.”
“Ninety-nine per cent of who you are is invisible and untouchable.”
“When I was fighting communism, there was rapid development of satellite television and cell phones, and communism, to survive, would have to block all these information devices.”
“Sometimes I feel weird about time. Sometimes I feel that it doesnt go in the order we perceive it. There are... repetitions that maybe we decide not to notice because it is simpler. I like to pick up on those moments.”
“When barriers are put in front of you, it's God or the universe asking you to remember who you are, and reminding you not to let yourself be defined by things outside of you.”
“Necessity, weight, and value are three concepts inextricably bound: only necessity is heavy, and only what is heavy has value.”

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