Becky Albertalli Quotes

I take a sip of my beer, and it's - I mean, it's just astonishingly disgusting. I don't think I was expecting it to taste like ice cream, but holy fucking hell. People lie and get fake IDs and sneak into bars, and for this? I honestly think I'd rather make out with Bieber. The dog. Or Justin.

~ Becky Albertalli

Wow, is that Katniss making out with Yoda?

~ Becky Albertalli

It's more that I want to leap in and say certain things and do certain things, but I always seem to hold myself back. I think a big part of me is afraid.

~ Becky Albertalli

We are out and we are alive, and everyone in the universe is out here right now.

~ Becky Albertalli

I have a sneaking suspicion that you’re not 100% committed to your Oreo diet.

~ Becky Albertalli

They put me in a box, and every time I try to nudge the lid open, they slam it back down. It’s like nothing about me is allowed to change.

~ Becky Albertalli

He tells me to pick the music. I’m not sure if he knows that handing me his iPod is like handing me the window to his soul.

~ Becky Albertalli

But I'm tired of coming out. All I ever do is come out. I try not to change,but I keep changing, in all these tiny ways ..... And every freaking time, I have to reintroduce myself to the universe all over again.

~ Becky Albertalli

I remember exactly how it felt to see that first message from him in my inbox. It was a little bit surreal. He wanted to know about me. For the next few days at school after that, it felt like I was a character in a movie. I could almost imagine a close-up of my face, projected wide-screen. It's strange, because in reality, I'm not the leading guy. Maybe I'm the best friend.

~ Becky Albertalli

I don't know. There's just something kind of mortifying to me about the intensity of those feelings. I remember them so clearly.

~ Becky Albertalli

From: bluegreen118@gmail.com To: hourtohour.notetonote@gmail.comDate: Jan 7 at 7:23 AMSubject: Re: Really?On the Tumblr-you mean creeksecrets? .....But I really don't think I'm wrong. Jacques a dit. Right?-BlueSo, Yeah, I've been careless. I guess I left a trail of clues. and I shouldn't be surprised that Blue put them together. Maybe I kind of wanted him to.Jacques a dit is Simon Says in French, by the way, And it's obviously not as clever as I thought it was.

~ Becky Albertalli

I guess what I mean is that sometimes it seems like everyone knows who I am except me.

~ Becky Albertalli

I can’t seem to shake this perpetual awareness of being Molly.

~ Becky Albertalli

And it's almost too perfect. Almost too Disney.

~ Becky Albertalli

I was basically born knowing how to casually stalk people on social media.

~ Becky Albertalli

I feel like I'm supposed to make some comment to underscore the ridiculousness of it all, but honestly? It's sort of nice not to have to be cynical for a change. I guess it feels like I'm a part of something.

~ Becky Albertalli

It's stillness and pressure and rhythm and breathing.

~ Becky Albertalli

I think the way I feel about the internet is the way some people feel about the ocean. It's so huge and unknowable, but also totally predictable. You type a line of symbols and click enter, and everything you want to happen, happens.Not like real life, where all the wanting in the world can't make something exist.

~ Becky Albertalli