“What are we talking about again?” he asks. I say science at the same time that he says love, and we both laugh. “What are the ingredients?” he prompts me again. “Mutual self-interest and socioeconomic compatibility.” “Do you even have a soul?” “No such thing as a soul,” I say.” LoveFunnyRomanticYaFlirtingContemporary Ya Romance Book:The Sun Is Also a Star Source: The Sun Is Also a Star
“How can he not share his newfound joy with his fellow man? And it is joy. There’s a pure kind of joy in the certainty of belief. The certainty that your life has purpose and meaning.” JoyPurposeYaMeaning Of LifeInsightfulProfound Thought Book:The Sun Is Also a Star Source: The Sun Is Also a Star
“Life is just a series of dumb decisions and indecisions and coincidences that we choose to ascribe meaning to. School cafeteria out of your favorite pastry today? It must be because the universe is trying to keep you on your diet.. Thanks, Universe! You missed your train? Maybe the train’s going to explode in the tunnel, or Patient Zero for some horrible bird flu (waterfowl, goose, pterodactyl) is on that train, and thanks goodness you weren’t on it after all. Thanks, Universe! No one bothers to follow up with destiny, though. The cafeteria just forgot there was another bow in the back, and you got a slice of cake from your friend anyway. You fumed while waiting for another train, but one came along eventually. No one died on the train you missed. No one so much as sneezed. We tell ourselves there are reasons for the things that happen, but we’re just telling ourselves stories. We make them up. They don’t mean anything.” RomanceYoung AdultYaNicola YoonThe Sun Is Also A Star Book:The Sun Is Also a Star Source: The Sun Is Also a Star
“But I like my big Afro. I also liked when my hair was longer and relaxed. I’m happy to have choices. They’re mine to make” ChoicesHairYaAfrican AmericanContemptorary Romance Book:The Sun Is Also a Star Source: The Sun Is Also a Star
“My dad's primary emotion is regret. It's like he made some giant mistake in his past, like he took a wrong turn, and instead of ending up wherever he was supposed to be, he ended up in this life [...] instead.” LifeRegretYa Book:The Sun Is Also a Star Source: The Sun Is Also a Star