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Travelling is like a talent, like whistling or dancing. And some people have it.

Travelling is like a talent, like whistling or dancing. And some people have it.

Gayle Forman
People, Dancing, Talent

Willem tsk-tsks. "You Americans are so violent. I'm Dutch. The worst I will do is run her over with a bicycle.

Gayle Forman
Running, Dutch, Violent
Gayle Forman (2013). “Just One Day”, p.25, Penguin

Even if you find him. Even if he didn't leave you on purpose, he can't possibly live up to the person you've built him into." It's not like the thought hasn't occurred to me. I get that the chances of finding him are small, but the chances of finding him as I remember him are even smaller. But I just keep going back to what my dad always says, about how when you lose something, you have to visualize the last place you had it. And I found―and then lost―so many things in Paris.

Gayle Forman
Dad, Paris, Purpose

He gives me a little shrug, like, of course, why else? And at this point, I really have no right to be surprised by people's capacity for kindness and generosity, but still, I am. I'm floored every time.

Gayle Forman
Kindness, People, Generosity
Gayle Forman (2013). “Just One Day”, p.210, Penguin

You forget, time doesn't exist anymore. You gave it to me.

Gayle Forman
Forget
Gayle Forman (2013). “Just One Day”, p.67, Penguin

It doesn't rain every day. Just every other day.

Gayle Forman
Rain
Gayle Forman (2009). “If I Stay”, p.64, Penguin

Willem holds my wrist for a long moment, looking at that birthmark. Then he lifts it to his mouth. And though his lips are soft and his kiss is gentle, it feels like a knife jamming into the electrical socket. It feels like the moment when I go live

Gayle Forman
Kissing, Knives, Long
Gayle Forman (2013). “Just One Day”, p.79, Penguin

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