You can’t simply turn off love. It’s part of life, and it’s everywhere. You have to reach out and try to take it.

But while you’re sitting around pining and waiting and wondering and hoping that this perfect love happens, lots of guys and lots of dates and lots of kisses are passing you by.

But things work out, you know? Even if it doesn’t feel okay for a long time, or even if it feels lke things will never be okay again, everything works out in the end.

Flirtation is no different from mounting a good argument or coming out ahead in a deal,′ he says. He starts batting the last chunk of his scone back and forth across the table with his fingers. ‘It’s manipulation, Julia. Good convincing. Hell, it’s practically theater.

Point is, maybe some people wouldn’t want to be around me all day, but there are people out there who would. And they’re smart and funny. And they like some of the same things I like and hate some of the things I hate, but they also introduce me to all kinds of new things. That’s as close to ‘meant to be’ as I can imagine.

Or maybe Jason’s right: there are perfect people, many of them, and it’s up to you to grab one when you find each other in the random chaos of life and love.

There’s a difference between preferring books to parties and preferring sixteen cats to seeing the light of day.

Someone once told me love isn’t perfect – or predictable.

Things don’t last forever, so I shouldn’t waste a single minute.

I want to roll my eyes, but I'm pretty soon they're going to get stuck in the back of my head, and penis puns are really not worth my permanent facial damage.