Quotes from Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

... Whenever Eleanor felt nervous or scared, she told herself to be happy instead. (It didn't really make her feel better, but it kept her from feeling worse …)

Because being assaulted with maxi pads is a great way to win friends and influence people.

Hey, mister, I don't think so. You go outside and yell at sky, you so angry.

He's mad at me.""For what?""For not being like him."Eleanor looked dubious. "Has he been mad at you for the last sixteen years?""Basically.

If you can't save your own life, is it even worth saving?

The first time he'd held her hand, it felt so good that it crowded out all the bad things. It felt better than anything had ever hurt.

Holding Eleanor's hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive.

It was the nicest thing she could imagine. It made her want to have his babies and give him both of her kidneys.

My girlfriend is sad and quiet and keeps me up all night worrying about her.

She wanted to lose herself in him. To tie his arms around her like a tourniquet.If she showed him how much she needed him, he'd run away.

There's no reason to think we're going to stop loving each other, ' he said. 'And there's every reason to think that we won't.

I'm ending this.''No. Come on. It's not worth it.''You are, ' he said fiercely, looking at her.'You're worth it.

And then she kissed him with tongue- on the bus.

But it's up to us...' he said softly. 'it's up to us not to lose this.

It's going to be okay, " Park said.She nodded. "Right.""Because I love you."She laughed. "Is that why?""It is, actually.

If he were to look up at her now, he'd know exactly how stupid she was. She couldfeel her face go soft and gummy. If Park were to look up at her now, he'd know everything.

To have and hold. Not forever, maybe-not forever, for sure-and not figuratively. But literally. And now. Now, he was hers.

And in those moments, Park thought about pulling back from her."Not breaking up with her. That phrase didn't even seem to apply here. Just . . . erasing away. Recovering the six inches between them

I'm interested. It's like you've got all these weird barriers set up, like you only want me to have access to this tiny part of you…

They fell in love the way you do the first time, when you're young, and you feel as if you have nothing and everything to lose

There was a necklace inside. A thin silver chain with a small pendant, a silver pansy.

The world turned itself into a better place around him.

Park stood up when she got to their row, and as soon as she sat down, he took her hand and kissed it. It happened so fast, she didn't have time to die of ecstasy or embarrassment.