The perks of being a wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
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The fault in our stars- John Green
"And in that moment, I swear we were infinite." - Stephen Chbosky
"It's just that some infinities are bigger than other infinities."- John Green
These two books, categorized under 'Young Adult Fiction', are probably not the first choice of books for final year, English Literature students, who are, in fact, expected to drown themselves in chunky, 'canonical' novels.
This is when summer steps in. The summer light, with its promise of long days; ideal for hours and hours of uninterrupted basking in the sun in the company of iced teas and paperbacks. Not the scorching sun, blinding the eyes and the words on the page, but the kind of sun that lightly touches the skin, leaving a tickle of warmth. Not the 'On-the-University-reading list' books, but the 'Books-I-WANT-to-read' books.
Little do they know, that as the stories came to an end, the novels came to a close, and summer bid goodbye, they would be changed forever. This might sound like an exaggerated experience- 'being changed forever', but sometimes, beauty lies in the exaggerations of fairytales and the hyperboles of poetry. The kind that have to be experienced personally in order to understand, at once, the height and depth of their beauty.
The perks of being a wallflower and The fault in our stars are two such books. Which, for lack of a better phrase, leave their impression long after one has finished the book. They are powerful and thought-provoking texts, that serve and stand as firm pillars of inspiration. And at once, they are beautiful and poignant, leaving the pages of your paperback tear-stained.
They have inspired a waterfall of words- words that define fragmented moments but are, in fact, an infinite whole.
It's just that some infinities are bigger than others
It's just that some silences are quieter than others
It's just that some noises echo louder than others
It's just that some hearts break more than others
It'a just that some hearts love more than others
It's just that... way.
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| Tattoo #3 |
And in that moment
She lived an infinity
Of their love
Of their love gone by
Of their time
Of their time gone by
And in that moment
She said her goodbye.
