Quote 25
I don't know what is between us. I really don't. He is such an ass. (26.28)
Raise your hand if you've ever felt this way. We see you there, raising your hand. (We're raising ours, too.)
Quote 26
I am simply happy, here with Gat's body beneath my hands. The sound of the waves and his breath in my ear. Glad that he wants to be near me. (32.19)
This is the kind of scene that makes a person, a place, and a sound run together and become inextricable. This is why you'll always feel a twinge in your heart when you hear that song that was playing the first time you fell in love, or why the end of summer will always be bittersweet. (Yes, even when you're old.)
Quote 27
I often think of putting my arms around him or running my fingers along his lips. When I let my thoughts go there…the sharp pain of unrequited love invites the migraine in. (46.12)
Even if you don't have a brain injury, unrequited love can feel physically painful. There's actual science behind it.