Noah’s happier than I’ve seen him in months. So I’d be an awful brother to get in the way of that. It’s not like I have some relationship with Melinda. It was just a kiss. Am I going to ruin Noah’s happiness because of a kiss?
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“Making sure Gideon doesn’t get dizzy is one of our family duties, along with getting Mom’s slippers , thinking of a name for Chase’s song, washing the makeup off your sister’s face are you kidding me she is not leaving the house like that , and finding out where the hell Noah is.”
“Part of the feeling of summer depends on waking up when he wakes up, or putting on a shirt gritty with sand and sunscreen that might not even be mine.”
“I just need to get out of here sometimes. This combination of drama and no drama, it kills me sometimes, man.”
““What’s mine is yours,as long as I eventually get it back.””Melinda
“We’re eternalized in the film. Forever kids. We are our forefathers today.”
“Forever young, forever nervous, forever sixteen.”
“I’m just confused. Suddenly everything has this subtext.”
“I’m always happiest when people don’t make me talk.”
““I can’t stand feeling so goddamn responsible. I suck at this oldest brother shit. How did I get stuck with this?””
“I’m really, really aware that I think too much.”
“My life is just something that happened to me.”
“He might not be a great brother, but he’s always been one to me.”
““‘Every rebellion implies some kind of unity.”””
“I don’t want her. My brain knows that I don’t want her.”
“I write her name in my notebook, then furiously scribble over it, then write it again.”
“Next year will be different. Next year has to be different.”
“I am shutting down. I am shutting down. I am flashing back and I am shutting down.”
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