How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
I have the distinct feeling that flirting is occurring. Now, don't get me wrong. I enjoy flirting as much as the next guy, provided the next guy has repeatedly seen his best friend torn asunder by love. But nothing violates the rules of shutting up and not caring so much as flirting—except possibly for that enchantingly horrible moment when you act upon the flirting, that moment where you seal your heartbreak with a kiss. There should be a third rule, actually: 1. Shut up. 2. Don't care too much. And 3. Never kiss a girl you like. (3.18)
This kid is really afraid of love. And in a way, who can blame him? Like Will says, he's watched Tiny get his heart stomped on over and over again. Who would want to go through that? Nope. Kisses are definitely out.
Quote #5
"I would never come on to you, because you're not gay. And, like, boys who like girls are inherently unhot. Why would you like someone who can't like you back?"
The question is rhetorical, but if I wasn't trying to shut up, I'd answer it: You like someone who can't like you back because unrequited love can be survived in a way that once-requited love cannot. (3.33-34)
Ah, so Will does like girls—he just doesn't want to do anything about it. Once Will puts himself out there, he's just waiting to get his heart stomped on like a barrel of grapes.
Quote #6
"Do you believe in epiphanies?" she asks. We start walking again.
"Um, can you unpack the question?"
"Like, do you believe that people's attitudes can change? One day you wake up and you realize something, you see something in a way that you never saw it before, and boom, epiphany. Something is different forever. Do you believe in that?"
"No," I say. "I don't think anything happens all at once. Like, Tiny? You think Tiny falls in love every day? No way. He thinks he does, but he doesn't really. I mean, anything that happens all at once is just as likely to unhappen all at once, you know?" (9.22-25)
So this is actually pretty interesting. Will seems to be saying that Tiny's relationships are so fragile because he throws himself into them. If they start quickly, they can fall apart quickly, too. Maybe it's a good thing that Will is taking the slow road with Jane.