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Quotes About Misunderstanding

John nods. "So I gathered a bunch of sticks and some flowers and I arranged them into the letters FORMAL? in front of your window. But your dad came home while I was in the middle of it, and he thought I was going around cleaning people's yards. He gave me ten bucks, and I lost my nerve and I just went home.
~ Jenny Han
Reeve shakes his head and exhales loudly. "That's not what I'm saying and you know it!" He looks away. "Can you just . . . can you go get dressed and come with me and we'll talk about it later? My mom's expecting you.
~ Jenny Han
What in the world? I stare at him, my mouth open. "I never said you had an STD!
~ Jenny Han
What would you do if I got pregnant right now?" "Lara Jean, we're not even having sex. That would be the immaculate conception.
~ Jenny Han
När hon kom ut från duschen, påklädd och med blött hår, tittade hon på mig med den där hoppfulla blicken, och jag tittade tillbaka som om jag inte kände igen henne. Helt tom. Jag såg hur hennes blick slocknade. Jag såg hur hennes kärlek till mig dog. Jag hade dödat den.
~ Jenny Han
As I walked away, I heard the girl ask, "Is she your girlfriend?" I whirled around, and we both said "No!" at the same time.
~ Jenny Han
and awful. He never had anything to say to me, and I never knew what to say to him. Finally
~ Jenny Han
D'où ça sort, ça ? Toutes les filles n'aiment pas les comédies romantiques ! - Je suis sûre que tu fais partie de celles qui les aiment. Ca m'énerve qu'il me voie comme ça. D'autant qu'il a raison.
~ Jenny Han
Sorry about my sister. She's really close with Peter and she gets crazy ideas…" "Crazy ideas?" John repeats. I could slap myself. "Yeah, I mean, she thinks that something's going on with us. But obviously there isn't, and you don't, like, like me like that, so, yeah, it's crazy." Like, why do I speak? Why did God give me a mouth if I'm just going to say dumb stuff with it?
~ Jenny Han
Elaine and Mark don't know each other very well. The only thing those two have in common is me, and I get the feeling they're not crazy about each other. Well, it's more than just a feeling. Mark thinks Elaine talks too much, and
~ Jenny Han
Elaine and Mark don't know each other very well. The only thing those two have in common is me, and I get the feeling they're not crazy about each other. Well, it's more than just a feeling. Mark thinks Elaine talks too much, and Elaine thinks Mark is dull. The three of us don't hang
~ Jenny Han
How come you never dated anybody?" I shrug. "I don't know...because nobody ever asked?" "Bullshit. I know for a fact that Martinez asked you to homecoming and you said no.
~ Jenny Han
I'm sorry you got that letter. You were never supposed to see that. It wasn't meant for you to ever read. It was just for me.
~ Jenny Han
In French class, I hear Emily Nussbaum whisper to Genevieve, "If it turns out she's preggo, do you think Kavinsky will pay for the abortion?" Genevieve whispers back, "No way. He's too cheap. Maybe half." And everyone laughs. My face burns in mortification. I want to scream at them, We didn't have sex! We are brisket!
~ Jenny Han
I bit my lip to keep from saying, You have allergies, not swine flu.
~ Jenny Han
It might not have been him. But it doesn't matter, Lara Jean, because even if he didn't encourage all the talk, I doubt he discouraged it, if you know what I'm saying.
~ Jenny Han
Alors pourquoi tu m'a embrassé ? demande-t-il. -Si je t'ai embrassé, c'est justement parce que je ne t'aimes pas, je lui explique, comme si ça tombait sous le sens.
~ Jenny Han
Reed: "What's up?" Vanessa: "There must be an accident or something." Reed: "I'm the accident." Vanessa: "I couldn't agree more." Reed: "What I meant was, those people out there are waiting for me.
~ Jenny O'Connell
We had told people. We had to untell them. You did it so I wouldn't have to speak.
~ Jenny Offill
Granny's eyes popped. 'You've got rabies? Oh dear.' She reached across the table and patted Mum's arm. 'Never mind, I've got some nice handcream upstairs.
~ Jeremy Strong
Parents, preachers, and politicians think rock music is the source of young people's despair. They don't understand it's just a reflection. They also forget that music can be a source of hope, a reason to live.
~ Jeri Smith-Ready
Okay, stud , just one more question." She formed an L with her thumb and index finger. 'Why are some people in the audience holding the sign for "loser"?' It was my turn to laugh at her. 'That's not for loser.' I set down my soda, mirrored her gesture with my hand, then straightened our pinkies to form the sign-language letter. 'The L stands for "love".
~ Jeri Smith-Ready
From the way Denny's shaking his head, he's either got an injured shoulder or a gnat in his eye.
~ Jerry Coleman
I think the Moslem faith teaches hate.
~ Jerry Falwell