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“There’s always that one guy who gets a hold on you. Not like your best friend’s brother who gets you in a headlock kind of hold. Or the little kid you’re babysitting who attaches himself to your leg kind of hold.
I’m talking epic. Life changing. The “can’t eat, can’t sleep, can’t do your homework, can’t stop giggling, can’t remember anything but his smile�� kind of hold. Like, Wesley and Buttercup proportions. Harry and Sally. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. The kind of hold in all your favorite ��80s songs, like the “Must Have Been Love”s, the “Take My Breath Away”s, the “Eternal Flame”s—the ones you sing into a hairbrush-microphone at the top of your lungs with your best friends on a Saturday night.”
― Jess Rothenberg, The Catastrophic History of You and Me

“I have a boy problem,�� I said.
“DELICIOUS,�� Kaitlyn responded. I told her all about it, complete with the awkward face touching, leaving out only Amsterdam and Augustus’s name. “You’re sure he’s hot?�� she asked when I was finished.
“Pretty sure,�� I said.
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“Yeah, he used to play basketball for North Central.��
“Huh,�� Kaitlyn said. “Out of curiosity, how many legs does this guy have?��
“Like, 1.4,�� I said, smiling. Basketball players were famous in Indiana, and although Kaitlyn didn’t go to North Central, her social connectivity was endless.
“Augustus Waters,�� she said.
“Um, maybe?��
“Oh, my God. I’ve seen him at parties. The things I would do to that boy. I mean, not now that you’re interested in him. But, oh, sweet holy Lord, I would ride that one-legged pony all the way around the corral.��
“Kaitlyn,�� I said.
“Sorry. Do you think you’d have to be on top?��
“Kaitlyn,�� I said.
“What were we talking about. Right, you and Augustus Waters. Maybe…are you gay?”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“Curse false-hand-holding boys!”
― Lauren Myracle, Thirteen

“I’d hate for you to miss out on something amazing just because you’re hung up on the reasons why it’s a bad idea. Some of life’s greatest joys started off as questionable decisions.”
― Kaylee Ryan