My quote from Eleanor and Park is: “I don't like you, Park," she said, sounding for a second like she actually meant it. "I..." - her voice nearly disappeared - "think I live for you."
He closed his eyes and pressed his head back into his pillow.
"I don't think I even breathe when we're not together," she whispered. "Which means, when I see you on Monday morning, it's been like sixty hours since I've taken a breath. That's probably why I'm so crabby, and why I snap at you. All I do when we're apart is think about you, and all I do when we're together is panic. Because every second feels so important. And because I'm so out of control, I can't help myself. I'm not even mine anymore, I'm yours, and what if you decide that you don't want me? How could you want me like I want you?"
He was quiet. He wanted everything she'd just said to be the last thing he heard. He wanted to fall asleep with 'I want you' in his ears.” -Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor and Park
I picked this quote because it shows how Eleanor truly feels about Park and how Park loves her too. How they survive on one another and have a love that is deeper and more accepting than some people will ever have. This quote shows how sometimes words can be more intimate than a physical gesture might ever be and that's why I picked this quote, it's the kind that makes you think. Not just about the book, but about your life too, your love, what gives you the feeling that Park gives Eleanor.
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