Surely she knows --like I do--that fairy tales are just stories. That happy endings aren't real.
Jodi PicoultBut what if--" I realize that I don't want him to disappear. I may not fully believe he's real; I may not understand why I can hear him speaking to me--but I sort of like it. I like knowing that of all the people in the world, I'm the only one listening to what he has to say. It makes me feel like we've been destined for each other.
Jodi PicoultJust in case it... doesn't work. I want you to know, Delilah. You have been the biggest adventure of my life.
Jodi Picoultbelieve me, you're all I've thought about --"
At this, I grin.
But here's the truth: no matter how much you might wish for it, princes don't come around every day, and happy endings don't grow on trees. Take it from me: the sooner you grow up, the less you'll be disappointed.
Jodi PicoultYou?" I start to laugh. "Look at you. You're a knock-out. You're smarter than I am. You're on a career track and you're family-centered and you probably even can balance your checkbook."
"And I'm lonely, Cambell." Jewel adds. Why do you think I had to learn to act so independent? I also get mad too quickly, and I hog the covers, and my second toe is longer than my big one. My hair has its own zipcode. Plus, I get certifiably crazy when I've got PSM. You don't love someone because they're perfect," she says. "You love them in spite of the fact that they're not.
Part of growing up was learning not to be quite that honest - learning when it was better to lie, rather than to hurt someone with the truth.
Jodi PicoultTags: growing-up
Kaip būtų nuostabu, jei žvaigždė nusileistų mūsų namų kieme? Jei vieną rytą, saulei patekėjus, ją rastume, galėtume ją įdėti į akvariumą ir naudoti kaip naktinę lempelę, o gal kaip nešiojamą turistinį žibintą..
Jodi PicoultKai aš buvau vaikas, mano mama man pasakė, kad aš esu mažas gabalėlis dangaus, kuris atėjo į pasaulį, nes mama ir tėtis ją labai mylėjo! Tik vėliau aš supratau, jog tai nebuvo tiesa.
Jodi PicoultTrue, I'd never met him. And true, he was a fictional character. But he also was what people needed him to be: a dashing hero, and articulate peacemaker, a cunning excape artist.
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