The Truth About Forever Quotes
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Source: The Truth About Forever
Author: Sarah Dessen
"There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment."
"Kristy." Delia shook her head. "This isn't the time or the place, okay?"
"The time or the place for what?" Caroline asked.
"There is never," Kristy said adamantly, "a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment."
Context
After Macy's dad dies, she becomes obsessed with being perfect and in control, and hooking up with a cute guy named Wes is definitely not a part of that plan. Nope. Definitely not. But Macy's friends are always looking out for her.
Here, her friend, Kristy, explains that love isn't something you plan for. It's just something that happens. Some wonderful, crazy, throbbing thing that you can't control.
You had us at throbbing.
Where you've heard it
What an awesome description of falling in love. Feel free to break this one out whenever you're experiencing a whole bunch of butterflies in your stomach.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Okay, it's a teeny, tiny bit pretentious think you understand love, but that's kind of the point of the quote—we don't understand it. It just happens.