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Rachel Cohn is an American author born on December 14, 1968. She is known for her works in young adult literature and novels, which have gained popularity among readers.

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“[S]he leans into this guy and rocks her head like I’m making this music for her, when if I could, I would take it all away and give her as much silence as she’s given me pain.”

Ifs Giving Pain Guy Given Silence Rocks If I Could This Guy

Book:Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Source: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

“If I don't shut down my brain soon, my imagination will take off so far about what could be with this guy, that nothing will ever just be.-- Norah, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist”

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Author:Rachel Cohn

“I mean, like most guys, you carry around this girl in your head, who is exactly who you want her to be. The person you think you will love the most. And every girl you are with gets measured against this girl in your head.”

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Book:Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

Source: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

“Perhaps it's not that I'm frigid-- it's that once I decide I like a guy, I turn into a raging idiot, unfit for public appearances.”

Guy Turns Appearance Rage Idiot Frigid

Book:Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Source: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

“I thought about the bigger picture of my life, and about the people—and particularly the guys—I would encounter during my lifetime. How would I ever know when that moment was right, when expectation met anticipation and formed … connection?”

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Book:Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

Source: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

“But she's not, and I am left to wonder on my own: How does this work, the getting to know a new guy without revealing too much desperation for his undivided attention?”

Knows Doe Guy Left My Own Attention Wonder Too Much Desperation Revealing Undivided Attention

Book:Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Source: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

“Drosophila,” I said, remembering the word. “What?” Lily asked. “Why do girls always fall for guys with the at ention span of drosophila?” “What?” “Fruit flies. Guys with the attention span of fruit flies.” “Because they’re hot?” “This,” I told her, “is not the time for being truthful.”

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Author:Rachel Cohn

About the Author

Born: December 14, 1968
Known for: Author
Quotes: 162

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Dash & Lily's Book of DaresRelated source material

Nick and Norah's Infinite PlaylistRelated source material

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