-Being a nerd, which is to say going too far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know.
-No one messes around with a nerd’s computer and escapes unscathed.
-I wish I could walk into a room and feel superior and have my nose up at everybody, but I can't, because I know I'm just a huge nerd, and that wouldn't work for me.
-Ultimately, we are all products of the experiences we have and the decisions we make as children, and it remains a peculiar detail of human condition that something as precious as the future is entrusted to us when we possess so little foresight. Perhaps that's what makes hindsight so intriguing. When you're young the future is a blank canvas, but looking back you are always able to see the big picture.
-Nerd Girl Problem # 235 - That unexplainable crush you have on fictional characters.
-Nerd life is just so much better than regular life.
-Never apologize for being nerdy, because unnerdy people never apologize for being assholes.
-If you don't read, I don't know how to communicate with you...I can never express who I am in my own words as powerfully as my books can.
-Luckily, growing up "unfinished" can make geeks the very best people to guide and nurture the next generation of outsiders: We know you don't have to be finished to be awesome.
-Nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff. Nerds are allowed to LOVE stuff, like, jump-up-and-down-in-your-chair-can't-control-yourself LOVE it. When people call people nerds, mostly what they're saying is, 'You like stuff,' which is not a good insult at all, like, 'You are too enthusiastic about the miracle of human consciousness
-I didn't choose the Nerd Life. The Nerd Life chose me. Awkwardly and without making eye contact.
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Mara - My current set in MR is Revery
