“I wondered what happened when you offered yourself to someone, and they opened you, only to discover you were not the gift they expected and they had to smile and nod and say thank you all the same.”

Source: My Sister's Keeper

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Paullina Simons book The Bronze Horseman

"If it’s just paper, why did you wrap it?"
The Bronze Horseman (2001)

“I think I would say to my daughters if they were to ask me this question… it [their virginity] is the greatest gift that you can give someone, the ultimate gift of giving and don't give it to someone lightly, that's what I would say.”

Tony Abbott (1957) Australian politician

Quoted in "The Monk might make sense" http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/the-monk-might-make-sense-20100127-mz0v.html#ixzz249o58Ykh, The Age, January 28, 2010. <br class="br">2010

“You don't feel like smiling? Then what? Force yourself to smile. Act as if you were already happy, and that will tend to make you happy.”

Celeste Ng book Everything I Never Told You: A Novel

Source: Everything I Never Told You

“I wonder what would happen if you
Say what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly, I want to see you be brave”

Sara Bareilles (1979) American pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist

"Brave"
Written by Bareilles and Jack Antonoff
Lyrics, The Blessed Unrest (2013)

“… and when you meet someone and fall in love, and they fall in love with you, you ask them "Will you take my heart-- stains and all?" and they say "I will," and they ask you the same question and you say, "I will," too.”

Douglas Coupland Microserfs

Source: Microserfs

“From every film you learn something new, but from my experience you never know what film is going to open what doors, and it always happens when you least expect it.”

Mila Kunis (1983) American actress

"An Interview With The Black Swan — Mila Kunis" https://medium.com/hope-lies-at-24-frames-per-second/an-interview-with-the-black-swan-mila-kunis-c365cb3c33e0 (11 May 2011)