Top 400 Becky Albertalli Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “And cranking Sufjan Stevens at top volume doesn’t solve anything, which is probably why people don’t crank Sufjan Stevens.”

— Becky Albertalli

152. “Emotional blue balls. That’s what it feel like. It’s being handed everything you’ve ever longed for, only for it to slip through your fingers. And there’s no way to fix it. Nothing you can do but slink toward the kitchen counter in a full-body mope.”

— Becky Albertalli

153. “Dark clouds hang heavy and low. It’s comforting when the outside world reflects how you feel on the inside.”

— Becky Albertalli

154. “I guess it’s kind of like how Sophie will go for weeks before reading the last chapter of a book. The longer you put good things off, the longer they’re there waiting for you. And texts from Maya are good things. They are very good things.”

— Becky Albertalli

155. “So, maybe I should let my heart break, just to prove that my heart can take it.”

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156. “She hugs me, and it’s like hugging a flower. It’s like that with skinny people. I’m always terrified I’ll crush them.”

— Becky Albertalli

157. “What if we haven’t seen the best us yet?”

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158. “The silence is a little painful. It’s funny, because you always think the hard part is meeting someone for the first time. It’s not. It’s the second time, because you’ve already used up all the obvious topics of conversation. And even if you haven’t, it’s strange and heavy-handed to introduce random conversational topics at this stage in the game.”

— Becky Albertalli

159. “All history should be taught through rap by Lin-Manuel Miranda.”

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160. “You sound like my grandma. She always says that there are at least two good people for every bad person in the world.” “I like that a lot.” She smiles. “You’re a real grandma’s boy, aren’t you?” “Is that like a mama’s boy?” “It’s like a mama’s boy on steroids.”

— Becky Albertalli

161. “And this gay thing. It feels so big. It’s almost insurmountable. I don’t know how to tell them something like this and still come out of it feeling like Simon. Because if Leah and Nick don’t recognize me, I don’t even recognize myself anymore.”

— Becky Albertalli

162. “Arthur, the universe just got the ball rolling,′ he says. ‘We made us happen.”

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163. “I never really know the protocol for this kind of situation. It’s like when you’re in line at a store, and a grandma starts telling you all about her grandchildren or her arthritis, and you smile and nod along. But then it’s your turn to check out, so you’re just like okay, well, good-bye forever.”

— Becky Albertalli

164. “I don’t even dislike Abby. It’s just that my brain doesn’t work right around her.”

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165. “Where the heck is Nick?” she asks. Just hearing Abby say Nick’s name makes Leah suck in her lips. “Feeling up a guitar somewhere?” I suggest. “Yeah,” says Leah. “Most awkward way ever to get a splinter.”

— Becky Albertalli

166. “Humans are complex.′ Dylan nods sagely. ‘What do you know about him?”

— Becky Albertalli

167. “They should make a word for the mix of pride and envy you get when someone you love is really good at a thing. It’s like you want them to win so badly it feels personal. But also the thought of them winning makes you almost sick with longing.”

— Becky Albertalli

168. “Then she shifted slightly under her blankets, and her whole body pressed against mine. My right side to her left. And I forgot how to speak.”

— Becky Albertalli

169. “In the distance, they begin shutting down the rides and turning off lights. There’s something beautiful and eerie about a darkened, unmoving Ferris wheel.”

— Becky Albertalli

170. “And you” – I prod his arm – “need to stop rereading that YA book where everyone dies at the end.”

— Becky Albertalli

171. “Who’s ready for that kiss?” Um, apparently Mr. D is. Because now he’s playing that “Kiss Me” song, the one with the line about milky twilight that Anderson swears is about semen.”

— Becky Albertalli

172. “That’s where I found Blue’s post. It just kind of spoke to me. And I don’t even think it was just the gay thing. I don’t know. It was seriously like five lines, but it was grammatically correct and strangely poetic, and just completely different from anything I’ve ever read before.”

— Becky Albertalli

173. “Basically, Abby is human candy corn. She’s fine in small doses – but too much, and you’ll puke from the sweetness.”

— Becky Albertalli

174. “Simon once said that when the stage lights are on, the audience looks like a giant dark blob. But maybe the front row is the exception, because I swear Taylor just spent forty-five minutes gazing directly into my face.”

— Becky Albertalli

175. “White shouldn’t be the default any more than straight should be the default. There shouldn’t even be a default.”

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176. “Certain nights have this kind of electricity. Certain nights carry you to a different place from where you started.”

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177. “Anyway, thanks for saving my butt. Literally.” She shakes her head. “Okay, not my butt.” I giggle. “It’s okay.” “Thanks for saving my labia.”

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178. “Netflix means not having to suck in your stomach or think of anything smart or adorable to say. It means a whole night of not wondering what people think about you. No alcohol, and no flirtation, and no confusion, and every organ calm and settled.”

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179. “There’s this palpable energy in the air. It’s the kind of night where strangers start hugging and everyone’s drunk and loud and happy just to be in the middle of all of this. I bet people will remember today, even when they’re old. I bet I will, too.”

— Becky Albertalli

180. “Maybe I’d have spent a little less time watching the action from the back of the auditorium. Maybe I’d have spent more time making out in the back of the auditorium.”

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181. “It’s the first time I’ve said those words out loud. I pause with my hands on the steering wheel, waiting to feel something extraordinary. The light turns green.”

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182. “And even though I’m looking in from the outside, I get closer with every step.”

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183. “I love his smile. I love his voice. I love his face. I love that he lives in my phone, even now. I love being his friend. His best friend.”

— Becky Albertalli

184. “It’s that feeling of someone knowing you in all the ways you needed to be known.”

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185. “Maybe this won’t work out and I won’t care about it ending. But I can’t get from A to B without us being A and B first. Live in the moment.”

— Becky Albertalli

186. “It’s always cool to find out immediately if a cute guy is a gay or not. Trying to solve that mystery yourself isn’t fun and rarely pays off.”

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187. “Don’t do anything Rose and Jack wouldn’t do in a steamy vintage car.”

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188. “Like every step I take leaves an imprint.”

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189. “Maybe the universe is just playing the long game. Like everything that’s ever gone wrong was so it could be right later.”

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190. “And the look on her face when she read the comments, like the idea of people knowing about us was too mortifying to stomach. Yeah. That felt great. Almost as great as when she said it’s not going to happen. Ever. In the most matter-of-fact tone. Like I was supposed to have already understood that. Like it’s obvious. Cool. I guess I’m just delusional.”

— Becky Albertalli

191. “I’m too busy trying not to be in love with someone who isn’t real.”

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192. “There’s just something terrifying about admitting you like someone. In a way, it’s actually easier when there’s no chance of anything happening. But there’s this threshold where things suddenly become possible. And then your cards are on the table. And there you are, wanting, right out in the open.”

— Becky Albertalli

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

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194. “That was the summer I taught myself how to do laundry. There are some socks that shouldn’t be washed by your mom.”

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195. “I think self-consciousness is in my bones.”

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196. “Middle school is like this endless horror show. Well, maybe not endless, because it ended, but it really burns into your psyche. I don’t care who you are.”

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197. “Of course, I sleep terribly. I’m up for hours, staring at the ceiling. I keep remembering little moments from tonight. It’s like my brain won’t stop spinning.”

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198. “Sometimes I get the vibe he wants me to read his mind. Like he’s sitting there, trying to pour his thoughts directly into my brain, so he won’t have to say them out loud.”

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199. “It’s like – you have this baby, and eventually, he starts doing stuff. And I used to be able to see every tiny change, and it was so fascinating.” She smiles sadly. “And now I’m missing stuff. The little things. And it’s hard to let go of that.”

— Becky Albertalli

200. “I guess that’s any relationship. You start with nothing and maybe end with everything.”

— Becky Albertalli