“Hope for love, pray for love, wish for love, dream for love…but don’t put your life on hold waiting for love.”
“He d written me up a proposal of why dating him was a sound decision. It had included things like I ll give up cigarettes unless I really, really need one and I ll unleash romantic surprises every week, such as: an impromptu picnic, roses, or a trip to Paris—but not actually any of those things because now they re not surprises.”
“Yes, I understand why things had to happen this way. I understand his reason for causing me pain. But mere understanding does not chase away the hurt. It does not call upon the sun when dark clouds have loomed over me. Let the rain come then if it must come! And let it wash away the dust that hurt my eyes!”
“One of the best times for figuring out who you are & what you really want out of life? Right after a break-up.”
“I nearly dropped the plate I held. You ve asked me out tons of times. Not really. I ve made inapproprite suggestions and frequently pushed for nudity. But I ve never asked you out on a real date. And, if memory serves, you did say you d give me a fair chance once I let you clean out my trust fund. I didn t clean it out, I scoffed.”
“...sometimes I get tired. Sometimes I get bored. And sometimes all I want, more than anything else in the world, is to go on a freaking date.”
“It is our wounds that create in us a desire to reach for miracles. The fulfillment of such miracles depends on whether we let our wounds pull us down or lift us up towards our dreams.”
“Getting you a date to prom is so hard that the hypothetical idea itself is actually used to cut diamonds, I added. Radar tapped a locker twice with his fist to show his approval, and then came back with another. Ben, getting you a date to prom is so hard that the American government believes the problem cannot be solved with diplomacy, but will instead require force.”
“Dating is like trying to make a meal out of leftovers. Some leftovers actually get better when they ve had a little time to mature. But others should be thrown out right away, No matter how you try to warm them up, they re never as good as when they were new.”
“A friend of mine told a story about a date with a guy she was really excited about: He stood her up. He then called her, begging her forgiveness and giving some excuse. She told him to get lost, telling him that he only gets one shot with her, and he blew it.”
“I think we re too young to be dating. I mean I don t see what the rush is. Summer says. Yeah, I agree, said August. Which is kind of a shame, you know what with all those babes who keep throwing themselves at me and stuff?”
“He leaned forward and opened his door, politely standing aside to let me by before following me in. There are some advantages to dating a guy from another era, I thought. Though I am a big believer in gender equality, chivalry scores high in my book.”
“Be a bit of a challenge; not because you re playing games but because you realize you re worth the extra effort.”
“There are three ways you can get along with a girl: one, shut up and listen to what she has to say; two, tell her you like what she s wearing; and three, treat her to really good food...If you do all that and still don t get the results you want, better give up.”
“It was one thing to snuggle a little when the world seemed about to end, and quite another to explain to her parents that she wanted to date an ancient magical horse.”
“Psychotics, say what you want about them, tend to make the first move.”
“We look down our noses at people who ve made mistakes in relationships. She s so stupid! How could she do that! Our superiority makes us feel better. But I’d bet everything I have on the fact that people to claim to have a perfect record in love are either lying or have very limited dating experience. People who say, I’d never do that! Someday, unless you are very, very lucky, you’ll have a story to tell. Or not to tell.”