-- "she was not a girl who could be "won" in the kinetic sense--she was proof against cleverness, she was proof against charm; if any of these assailed her too strongly she would immediately resolve the affair to a physical basis, and under the magic of her physical splendor the strong as well as the brilliant played her game and not their own. she was entertained only by the gratification of her desires and by the direct exercise of her own charm. perhaps from so much youthful love, so many youthful lovers, she had come, in self-defense, to nourish herself wholly from within."
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- 3 - I dunno if I’m supposed to list the celebrities myself or if you give them to me?
- 5 - “That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” & “She was not a girl who could be “won” in the kinetic sense—she was proof against cleverness, she was proof against charm; if any of these assailed her too strongly she would immediately resolve the affair to a physical basis, and under the magic of her physical splendor the strong as well as the brilliant played her game and not their own. She was entertained only by the gratification of her desires and by the direct exercise of her own charm. Perhaps from so much youthful love, so many youthful lovers, she had come, in self-defense, to nourish herself wholly from within.” - Both are by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the latter from his short story Winter Dreams.
- 6 - Holly Quinn & Lucas Brady
- 7 - When guys chew gum.
- 9 - I was a cheerleader for four years, and the first job I ever wanted was to be an archaeologist.
- 15 - Um, I’ve never been drunk drunk, but one time during beer pong my team won and we had my best friend streak down her neighborhood on New Year’s Eve.
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