How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
The kind of love my mum talks about is full of worry and work and forgiving people and putting up with things and stuff like that. It's not a lot of fun, that's for sure. If that really is love, the kind my mum talks about, then nobody can ever know if they love somebody, can they? (3.11)
We're not so sure that is love. It's true that there are tough times in any long-term relationship, but that doesn't mean love itself is all tears. In fact, it should be fun on some level. It's clear that Sam's view of love is the tortured type Russian novels are made of, not the kind found in rom-coms staring Kathryn Heigl.
Quote #5
Where did it go? It was like there had been a lot of food on a plate in front of us, and we ate it all really quickly, and then there was nothing left. Maybe that's how couples stay together: they're not greedy. (4.2)
Almost as quickly as Sam falls in love with Alicia, he falls out of love with her, too. He can't help but look for something else after a couple weeks. Hey, we don't blame him—it's all part of being a teenager.
Quote #6
Before you have sex for the first time, you can't imagine where it's ever going to come from, and you certainly can't imagine dumping the person who's providing it. Why would you do that? A beautiful girl wants to sleep with you and you're bored? How does that work? (4.63)
Sam can't explain it exactly. He used to be head-over-heels in love with Alicia, hanging on her every word, but now he's sick of her, even if the sex was thrilling. We think he's going through what a lot of us experience with a first love: Everything is exciting at first, but sooner or later, you come back to reality.