사실 마지막 순간에 초대를 받아서 오게 된 거야. 내 친구 에리카 길 내일 밤에 큰 파티를 열거든, 여자들이 좋아하는 그런 성대한 생일 파티야. 갈래?" ---------------------------------------- "아니, 미안." "식당에서 케이터링으로 하는 거라 내가 태러 갈게— 몇 시라고 했지?" "미안한데, 난 안 되겠어." ---------------------------------------- "바빠?" "그냥 못 갈 것 같아," 내가 말했다.

Actually, I came because I have a last-minute invitation. My friend Erika Gill is having a big party tomorrow night, one of those all-out birthday bashes that girls like. Want to go?" ---------------------------------------- "No. Sorry." "Since it's a catered thing, at a restaurant, I'll pick you up at- what did you say?" "I'm sorry. I can't do it." ---------------------------------------- "You're busy?" "I just can't do it," I said.

Actually, I came because I have a last-minute invitation. My friend Erika Gill is having a big party tomorrow night, one of those all-out birthday bashes that girls like. Want to go?" ---------------------------------------- "No. Sorry." "Since it's a catered thing, at a restaurant, I'll pick you up at- what did you say?" "I'm sorry. I can't do it." ---------------------------------------- "You're busy?" "I just can't do it," I said.

폭풍이 몰아치기 시작했다. 바람이 거세졌고 서쪽에서 보랏빛 먹구름이 밀려오고 있었다. 머리카락이 바람에 휘날리는 기분이 나쁘지 않았다. 우박이 세차게 내 몸을 때려도 꽤 괜찮을 것 같다는 생각이 들었다. 때로는 바깥 세상의 폭풍만이 내면의 폭풍을 잠재울 수 있는 유일한 위안이 되기도 한다.

A storm was brewing. The wind has picked up and a mass of purple clouds was coming in from the West. It felt good to have my hair whipping around my head. I thought it might feel good to have hail beat down on me. Sometimes storms outside are the only relief for storms inside.

A storm was brewing. The wind has picked up and a mass of purple clouds was coming in from the West. It felt good to have my hair whipping around my head. I thought it might feel good to have hail beat down on me. Sometimes storms outside are the only relief for storms inside.

변화는 좋은 것일 수 있어. 그저 우리가 그것을 어떻게 받아들이느냐에 달렸지.

Change can be good. It just depends on what we make of it.

Change can be good. It just depends on what we make of it.

창의성이라는 이유로 무례한 행동이 정당화될 수는 없습니다.

Creativity is no excuse for obnoxious behavior

Creativity is no excuse for obnoxious behavior

우리가 예전 그대로 머물러야 한다고 말했던 것과는 달리, 나는 변해버렸다. 언제나 내 생각을 당당하게 말하고 진실을 밝혀내는 것을 사명으로 삼았던 내가, 어느새 비밀을 품고 있는 자신을 발견하게 된다. 삶이란 우리가 세워둔 단순한 규칙들보다 훨씬 더 복잡할 때가 많다.

Despite what I said about staying the way we were, I changed. I, who have always believed in speaking my mind and made it my mission to uncover the truth, have found myself keeping secrets. Sometimes life is more complicated than the simple rules we make for it.

Despite what I said about staying the way we were, I changed. I, who have always believed in speaking my mind and made it my mission to uncover the truth, have found myself keeping secrets. Sometimes life is more complicated than the simple rules we make for it.

걱정 마, 나는 보통 내 안의 목소리들과 말싸움은 안 하거든," 내가 대답했다.

Don't worry," I repiled, "I usually don't argue with the voices.

Don't worry," I repiled, "I usually don't argue with the voices.

꿈은 우리의 가장 어두운 비밀 위로 진실의 빛이 비칠 때 드리워지는 그림자입니다.

dreams are shadows cast by truth shining on our darkest secrets

dreams are shadows cast by truth shining on our darkest secrets

끝은 곧 시작이며, 어떤 시작을 멋진 것으로 만들어갈지는 전적으로 우리의 몫입니다.

Endings are beginnings, and beginnings are ours to turn into something good.

Endings are beginnings, and beginnings are ours to turn into something good.

매일, 매 시간, 나는 당신을 내 가슴 깊이 품어왔어.

Everyday, every hour, I have held you close in my heart.

Everyday, every hour, I have held you close in my heart.

매일 밤 그녀는 그 키스를, 그리고 그 이어진 모든 키스들을 꿈꾸며 잠들었다.

Every night she had fallen asleep dreaming about that kiss, and each kiss after.

Every night she had fallen asleep dreaming about that kiss, and each kiss after.

뭘 좀 마실 걸로 가져와," 그녀가 말했다. "미스터 페퍼는 없는데." "닥터 페퍼 말하는 거야?" "세상에나!" 그녀가 폭발했다. "'닥터'든 '미스터'든, 비슷했잖아! '미시즈 솔트'라고 한 건 아니잖아, 그렇지?"

Fix yourself something to drink," she said. "I don't have any Mr. Pepper." "You mean Dr. Pepper?" "For the love of God!" She exploded. "People expect everything from a psychic! 'Doctor,' 'mister,' I was close enough. I didn't call it 'Mrs. Salt,' did I?

Fix yourself something to drink," she said. "I don't have any Mr. Pepper." "You mean Dr. Pepper?" "For the love of God!" She exploded. "People expect everything from a psychic! 'Doctor,' 'mister,' I was close enough. I didn't call it 'Mrs. Salt,' did I?

"착한 녀석! 가져오기 잘했어!" "공을 가져온 게 아니에요." "이리 데려와, 얘야. 잘했어!" 개가 잭과 나를 번갈아 바라보았다. "녀석을 훈련시키고 있어요," 잭이 말했다. "지금까지는 죽은 토끼들만 물어왔는데, 드디어 요령을 터득한 모양이네요."

Good dog! Nice fetch!" "He wasn't fetching." "Bring her here, boy. Good job!" The dog looked from Zack to me. "I've been training him," Zack said. "Up till now he's brought home only dead rabbits, but I guess he's finally getting the hang of it.

Good dog! Nice fetch!" "He wasn't fetching." "Bring her here, boy. Good job!" The dog looked from Zack to me. "I've been training him," Zack said. "Up till now he's brought home only dead rabbits, but I guess he's finally getting the hang of it.

착한 사람들도 아주 나쁜 짓을 저지를 수 있는 법이다.

Good people were also capable of doing very bad things.

Good people were also capable of doing very bad things.

자기가 누구인지, 어디에 사는지도 기억하지 못해요." "참 편리하겠네." "비 올 때 빼고는 말이지."

He can't remeber who he is or where he lives." "Well that's convenient." "Not when it rains.

He can't remeber who he is or where he lives." "Well that's convenient." "Not when it rains.

그는 그녀를 영원히 사랑하겠지만 곁에 있어 줄 수는 없다고 말했다. 그날 이후로, 그녀는 그의 아라를 볼 수도, 머릿속에서 그의 목소리를 들을 수도 없었다. 그는 여전히 그녀의 목소리를 들을 수 있었을까? 그녀의 존재를 알고나 있었을까?

He had told her he would love her forever, but he could not stay with her. From that time on, she couldn't see his glow or hear his voice in her head. Could he still hear her? Was he even aware of her existence?

He had told her he would love her forever, but he could not stay with her. From that time on, she couldn't see his glow or hear his voice in her head. Could he still hear her? Was he even aware of her existence?

그가 그녀 위로 몸을 숙이자, 머리 뒤의 태양이 황금빛 후광을 만들었고, 물가에 부서지는 햇빛이 그의 얼굴을 환하게 비추었다.

He leaned over her, the sun behind his head making a halo of gold, his face lit by the reflections off the water.

He leaned over her, the sun behind his head making a halo of gold, his face lit by the reflections off the water.

그녀의 머리칼은 새벽에 불꽃을 더하고, 그녀의 눈동자는 황혼에 영혼을 불어넣는다." 그는 여자의 마음을 녹이고, 뭔가 믿고 싶게 만드는 목소리를 어떻게 써야 할지 잘 알고 있었다. 나는 그의 유혹적인 말에 마음이 흔들리지 않도록 단단히 마음을 먹었다. "실례합니다만?" "아름다운 여인, 하지만 정작 본인은 그 아름다움을 모르는 여인을 묘사한 시구야."

Her hair gives dawn it's fire, her eyes give dusk her soul" He knew how to use his voice to melt a girl's heart, to make a girl want to believe. I steeled myself against the seductive words. "Excuse me?" "It's a line of poetry describing a beautiful girl, one who doesn't seem to know it.

Her hair gives dawn it's fire, her eyes give dusk her soul" He knew how to use his voice to melt a girl's heart, to make a girl want to believe. I steeled myself against the seductive words. "Excuse me?" "It's a line of poetry describing a beautiful girl, one who doesn't seem to know it.

그와 함께할 때의 기쁨은 그녀가 일찍이 겪어보지 못한 것이었다. 그가 자신을 향해 품은 사랑은 기적처럼 느껴졌다.

Her joy with him was like nothing she had ever experienced. His love for her felt like a miracle.

Her joy with him was like nothing she had ever experienced. His love for her felt like a miracle.

야, 내가 좀 멍청하다고 해서 여린 마음을 상처 줄 자격이 생기는 거야?" "그래, 그래. 아주 플레이도우로 만든 심장에 상처를 내고 있네요."

Hey, does my stupidity give you the right to bruise a tender heart?" "Yeah, yeah. I'm bruising a heart made of Play-Doh.

Hey, does my stupidity give you the right to bruise a tender heart?" "Yeah, yeah. I'm bruising a heart made of Play-Doh.

침대 좀 같이 쓰면 어때?" 그녀가 물었다. 트리스탄이 눈을 깜빡였다. "네?" "엄청 좋아할걸요!" 개리가 말했다. 트리스탄이 그를 힐끗 노려보았다. "잘됐네," 아이비는 개리가 윙크하는 것도 모른 채 말했다. "엘라가 잠버릇이 좀 심해서 침대를 다 차지하긴 하는데, 그냥 그 위로 뒹굴러서 올라가기만 하면 돼."

How would you feel about sharing your bed?" she asked. Tristan blinked. "Excuse me?" "He'd love to!" Gary said. Tristan shot him a look, "Good," said Ivy, failing to notice Gary's wink. "Ella can be a pillow hog, but all you have to do is roll over her.

How would you feel about sharing your bed?" she asked. Tristan blinked. "Excuse me?" "He'd love to!" Gary said. Tristan shot him a look, "Good," said Ivy, failing to notice Gary's wink. "Ella can be a pillow hog, but all you have to do is roll over her.

나는 조롱당한 기분이 들었다. "이래서 널 믿은 내가 바보지." 그가 한 걸음 물러섰다. "실례합니다만! 믿음이란 건 상대방이 네가 원하는 대답을 해준다는 뜻이 아니라, 진심 어린 대답을 해줄 것이며 네가 동의할 수 없는 순간에도 상대가 내 곁에 있어 줄 거라는 뜻이야." 곁에 있어 주다니 얼마나 오래, 그리고 얼마나 많은 것을 감내하면서? 나는 생각했다. 믿음에도 유통기한이 있는 걸까?

I felt mocked. "That's what I get for trusting you." He took a step back. "Excuse me! Trust doesn't mean you get the response you want from someone, but that you'll get an honest response, and that the other person will stick by you even when you can't agree." Stick by you for how long, through how much? I wondered. What is the expiration date on trust?

I felt mocked. "That's what I get for trusting you." He took a step back. "Excuse me! Trust doesn't mean you get the response you want from someone, but that you'll get an honest response, and that the other person will stick by you even when you can't agree." Stick by you for how long, through how much? I wondered. What is the expiration date on trust?

나는 그를 올려다보며 말했다. "나는 전혀 예상치 못했을 때 마주하는 아름다움이 참 좋아."

I glanced up at him. "I love things that are beautiful when you don't expect them to be.

I glanced up at him. "I love things that are beautiful when you don't expect them to be.

나에게는 마음을 주지 않는 사람을 사랑하게 되는 것보다 더 가슴 아픈 일이 있다는 것을 알게 되었다. 바로 그 사람에게 상처를 주는 것—그에게 상처를 주면서도 아무것도 해줄 수 없는 것이었다.

I had discovered that there was something more painful than falling in love with someone who hasn't fallen for you; hurting that person-hurting him and not being able to do anything about it.

I had discovered that there was something more painful than falling in love with someone who hasn't fallen for you; hurting that person-hurting him and not being able to do anything about it.

나는 그에게 기대어 뺨을 그의 어깨에 묻었다. 그에게서 강물이 뚝뚝 떨어지는 것이 느껴졌다. "고마워," 내가 속삭였다. 고개를 들어 올렸을 때, 그가 울고 있는 것이 보였다.

I leaned back against him and rested my cheek on his shoulder. I could feel the river water dripping off of him. "Thank you" I whispered. When I looked up, I saw he was crying.

I leaned back against him and rested my cheek on his shoulder. I could feel the river water dripping off of him. "Thank you" I whispered. When I looked up, I saw he was crying.

너를 향한 입맞춤을 갈망하는 마음은 절대 멈추지 않을 거야," 그가 속삭였다.

I'll never stop wanting to kiss you," he whispered.

I'll never stop wanting to kiss you," he whispered.

거짓의 유산이라는 책 정말 대단하고 읽고 또 읽어도 재미있어요

I love the book legacy of lies it amazing and is fun to read over and over again

I love the book legacy of lies it amazing and is fun to read over and over again

मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ, आइवी। मैं कभी तुमसे प्यार करना बंद नहीं करूँगा।" "मैंने तुमसे मिलने के लिए एक और मौका पाने की प्रार्थना की थी," उसने कहा, "ताकि तुम्हें बता सकूँ कि मैं तुमसे कितना प्यार करता हूँ और यह कह सकूँ कि प्यार करना मत छोड़ना। कोई और तुम्हारे लिए बना था, आइवी, और तुम किसी और के लिए बनी थीं।

i love you Ivy. I'll never stop loving you." "I prayed for one more chance to reach you," he said, "to tell you how much I love you and to tell you to keep on loving. Someone else was meant for you,Ivy, and you were meant for someone else.

i love you Ivy. I'll never stop loving you." "I prayed for one more chance to reach you," he said, "to tell you how much I love you and to tell you to keep on loving. Someone else was meant for you,Ivy, and you were meant for someone else.

मुझे तुम्हारे साथ डेट पर नहीं जाना चाहिए, जेनी।" "यही तो तुमने पहले कहा था।" वह आगे झुका, उसकी कोहनियाँ घुटनों पर टिकी थीं। "मुझे नहीं लगा था कि यह कोई समस्या बनेगी। मेरा मतलब है, मैं किसी को अपने लिए खास न बनने देने में काफी माहिर हूँ। मुझे ऐसा करना ही होगा अगर मुझे एल.ए. पहुँचना है।" "मैं समझती हूँ।" वह हँसा। "कितनी अच्छी बात है कि तुम समझती हो, जबकि तुम ही मेरे लिए इसे मुश्किल बना रही हो! तुम्हें अपने लिए खास बनाना कितना आसान होता।"

I'm not supposed to date you, Jenny." "That's what you said before." He leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "I didn't think this was going to be a problem. I mean, I'm pretty good at not letting someone become important to me. I have to be if I want to make it to L.A." "I understand." He laughed. "How nice of you to understand, since you're the one making it a struggle for me! It would be so easy to make you important.

I'm not supposed to date you, Jenny." "That's what you said before." He leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "I didn't think this was going to be a problem. I mean, I'm pretty good at not letting someone become important to me. I have to be if I want to make it to L.A." "I understand." He laughed. "How nice of you to understand, since you're the one making it a struggle for me! It would be so easy to make you important.

मुझे खेद है कि तुम्हें अभी भी तकलीफ हो रही है।

I'm sorry that you're still hurting.

I'm sorry that you're still hurting.

मुझे तभी समझ जाना चाहिए था। तुम्हारी आँखें आज भी वैसी ही चॉकलेट जैसी मीठी और मोहक हैं।

I should have known it. You still have those chocolate-kiss eyes.

I should have known it. You still have those chocolate-kiss eyes.

मुझे लगता है कि मैं किसी खास इंसान को जानने के लिए बेताब हूँ। फिर वह अपना मुँह खोलता है और सब कुछ बिगाड़ देता है।

I think I’m dying to get to know a particular guy. Then he opens his mouth and ruins it.

I think I’m dying to get to know a particular guy. Then he opens his mouth and ruins it.

मैंने पीछे हटकर एक कदम लिया। "लो," उसने अपनी गीली टोपी मेरे सिर पर रख दी। "कहीं मत जाना," उसने मुझसे कहा, और फिर मुड़कर चला गया।

I took a step back. "Here." He plunked his wet hat on my head. "Don't go anywhere," he told me, then turned away.

I took a step back. "Here." He plunked his wet hat on my head. "Don't go anywhere," he told me, then turned away.

मेरा यह अनुभव रहा है," उसने आगे कहा, "कि जब आप सही लोगों के साथ होते हैं, तो आप खुद को पहले से कहीं ज्यादा खुद के करीब महसूस करते हैं। एक ऐसी खुशी और खुद में तथा दूसरे इंसान में जीवंत हो उठने का एहसास होता है, जो किसी और चीज़ जैसा नहीं होता।

It's been my experience," he continued, "that when you're with the right people, you feel more like yourself than ever. There's a happiness, and a feeling of coming alive to yourself and the other person, that's like nothing else.

It's been my experience," he continued, "that when you're with the right people, you feel more like yourself than ever. There's a happiness, and a feeling of coming alive to yourself and the other person, that's like nothing else.

यह तो बस उस बरसी की बात है, वह उसे बताना चाहती थी। यह साल का वही समय है जो इन यादों को ताजा कर रहा है। सब ठीक हो जाएगा। लेकिन वह यह कह नहीं पाई, क्योंकि उसे खुद यकीन नहीं था कि यह सच है।

Its just the anniversary, she wanted to tell him. Its just this time of the year stirring up these memories. Everything will be all right. But she couldn't say that, because she wasn't sure it was true.

Its just the anniversary, she wanted to tell him. Its just this time of the year stirring up these memories. Everything will be all right. But she couldn't say that, because she wasn't sure it was true.

यह निक की आवाज़ थी, निक की बाहें थीं। उसने मुझे पीठ के बल पलटा और मेरे साथ तैरने लगा, मुझे खींचकर किनारे पर ले आया।

It was Nick's voice Nick's arms. He turned me on my back and swam with me, pulling me to the bank.

It was Nick's voice Nick's arms. He turned me on my back and swam with me, pulling me to the bank.

मुझे तुम्हें बचाने के लिए वापस नहीं भेजा जाता," ट्रिस्टन ने आगे कहा। "मुझे फरिश्ता नहीं बनाया जाता अगर तुम्हारा जीवित रहना जरूरी न होता, आइवी। मैं चाहता हूँ कि तुम मेरी हो जाओ" -आइवी उसकी आवाज़ में दर्द सुन सकती थी- "लेकिन तुम मेरी नहीं हो।" "मैं तुम्हारी हूँ!" वह जोर से रो पड़ी। "हम नदी के दो अलग-अलग किनारों पर हैं," उसने कहा, "और यह एक ऐसी नदी है जिसे हम में से कोई पार नहीं कर सकता। तुम किसी और के लिए बनी हो।

I wouldn't have been sent back to help you," Tristan continued. "I wouldn't have been made an angel if it weren't important that you live, Ivy. I want you to be mine" -Ivy could hear the pain in his voice- "but you're not." "I am!" she cried out loud. "We're on different sides of a river," he said, "and it's a river that neither of us can cross. You were meant for somebody else.

I wouldn't have been sent back to help you," Tristan continued. "I wouldn't have been made an angel if it weren't important that you live, Ivy. I want you to be mine" -Ivy could hear the pain in his voice- "but you're not." "I am!" she cried out loud. "We're on different sides of a river," he said, "and it's a river that neither of us can cross. You were meant for somebody else.

यूँ कह लीजिए कि अगर आप विचारों के बजाय टीवी चुरा रहे होते, तो अब से तीन चोरियाँ पहले ही किसी आधे बहरे, लगभग अंधे, पंद्रह साल के कुत्ते ने आपको पकड़ लिया होता।

Let's just say that if you were stealing TVs instead of thoughts, you would have been caught by a half-deaf, mostly blind, fifteen year old dog three robberies ago.

Let's just say that if you were stealing TVs instead of thoughts, you would have been caught by a half-deaf, mostly blind, fifteen year old dog three robberies ago.

निक? निक हर्ले?" मैंने हँसते हुए पूछा। उसने अपनी टोपी वापस ले ली। "आपको यह जानकर दुख होगा कि अब मैं पहले की तरह अजीब चेहरे नहीं बनाता। अब मैं लड़कियों को देखकर मुस्कुराना पसंद करता हूँ।" "मैंने ध्यान दिया।" उसने अपनी टोपी को ऐसे हिलाया जैसे वह उसे सुखाने की कोशिश कर रहा हो, उसकी हरी आँखें मुझ पर चमक रही थीं, उतनी ही नटखट और मस्ती से भरी जितनी तब थीं जब वह प्राइमरी स्कूल में था। मैं सहज हो गई।

Nick? Nick Hurley?" I asked, laughing. He took back his hat. "You'll be sorry to hear I don't make gross faces as much as I used to. Now I'd rather smile at girls." "I noticed" He waved his hat around as if he was trying to dry it, his green eyes sparkling at me, as full of fun and trouble as when he was in elementary school. I realxed.

Nick? Nick Hurley?" I asked, laughing. He took back his hat. "You'll be sorry to hear I don't make gross faces as much as I used to. Now I'd rather smile at girls." "I noticed" He waved his hat around as if he was trying to dry it, his green eyes sparkling at me, as full of fun and trouble as when he was in elementary school. I realxed.

पुरानी रंजिशें और कड़वाहट हमेशा उस इंसान को ज्यादा चोट पहुँचाती है, जो यह मानता है कि सामने वाले ने उसे नुकसान पहुँचाया है।

old grudges and bitterness always hurt the individual more than the one whom he believes injured him.

old grudges and bitterness always hurt the individual more than the one whom he believes injured him.

लोग उस हर व्यक्ति से डरते हैं जो सामान्य माने जाने वाले दायरे से अलग होता है, और एक छोटे शहर में 'सामान्य' होने का मतलब गलियों जितना ही संकीर्ण हो सकता है।

People fear anyone who differs from what is considered normal, and in a small town the idea of normal can be as narrow as the streets.

People fear anyone who differs from what is considered normal, and in a small town the idea of normal can be as narrow as the streets.

जल्दी बताओ, बिल्ली को कैसे उठाया जाता है?" "उसे एक ड्रिंक पिलाओ।"

Quick, how do you pick up a cat?" "Buy her a drink.

Quick, how do you pick up a cat?" "Buy her a drink.

तो क्या तुम भी उन्हीं की तरह बन रही हो? क्या तुम अब भी लिखती और चित्र बनाती हो?" "हाँ, लेकिन मैं कुछ भी व्यक्तिगत या बहुत गहरा नहीं करती। मेरे माता-पिता ज़िंदगी को बहुत गंभीरता से लेते हैं। मुझे लोगों को हँसाना पसंद है। स्कूल के अखबार में मेरा एक नियमित कार्टून कॉलम था और मैंने ईयरबूक के लिए भी कुछ बनाए थे। सामाजिक व्यंग्य जैसी चीज़ें। मैंने विस्टेरिया के अखबार के लिए कुछ राजनीतिक कार्टून बनाए हैं और अभी-अभी Easton's में एक स्वीकार हुआ है, जिसकी पहुँच बहुत बड़ी है। प्रभावित हुईं?"

So are you turning out like them? Do you still write and draw?" "yeah, but I don't do anything personnal or profound. My parents take life way to seriousely. I lke to make people laugh. I had a regular cartoon feature in the school news paper and created some for the year book. Social satire stuff. I've done a couple of political cartoons for wisteria's paper and just got one accepted in Easton's, which has a much bigger circulation. Impressed?

So are you turning out like them? Do you still write and draw?" "yeah, but I don't do anything personnal or profound. My parents take life way to seriousely. I lke to make people laugh. I had a regular cartoon feature in the school news paper and created some for the year book. Social satire stuff. I've done a couple of political cartoons for wisteria's paper and just got one accepted in Easton's, which has a much bigger circulation. Impressed?

कुछ लोग पहली नजर में ही पूरी तरह दिल हार बैठते हैं। दूसरे लोग बिना जाने ही प्यार में पड़ने लगते हैं—प्यार पिछले साल की सूखी पत्तियों के नीचे खिले वसंत के फूल की तरह उगता है और उन्हें अचंभित कर देता है।

Some people fall head over heels. Other people begin to fall without even knowing it—love grows like a spring flower beneath last autumn’s leaves and catches them by surprise.

Some people fall head over heels. Other people begin to fall without even knowing it—love grows like a spring flower beneath last autumn’s leaves and catches them by surprise.

कभी-कभी मुझे लगता है कि प्यार सिर्फ एक परी कथा है। मैं सोचती हूँ कि जो लोग कहते हैं कि वे प्यार में हैं, क्या वाकई—उन्होंने बस खुद को इस बात के लिए मना लिया है। वे इसे इतनी शिद्दत से चाहते हैं कि यह खुद-ब-खुद हो जाता है। वे तब तक नाटक करते हैं जब तक कि वे अपनी ही गढ़ी हुई कहानी पर यकीन न करने लगें। शायद यह सिर्फ 'अंगूर खट्टे हैं' वाली बात है या कुछ और। शायद इसलिए कि यह मेरे साथ नहीं होता, मैं यह नहीं मानना चाहती कि यह किसी और के साथ भी होता होगा।

Sometimes I think that love is one big fairy tale. I wonder if people who say they are in love, if – really – they’ve just talked themselves into it. They want it so badly, they kind of make it happen. They fake it until they start believing their own story. Maybe that’s just sour grapes or something. Maybe because it doesn’t happen to me, I don’t want to think it happens to anyone else.

Sometimes I think that love is one big fairy tale. I wonder if people who say they are in love, if – really – they’ve just talked themselves into it. They want it so badly, they kind of make it happen. They fake it until they start believing their own story. Maybe that’s just sour grapes or something. Maybe because it doesn’t happen to me, I don’t want to think it happens to anyone else.

दस, मैंने सोचा, वह वाकई दस में से दस है

Ten, I thought, he's definitely a ten

Ten, I thought, he's definitely a ten

तो फिर ऊपर आ जाओ। सब पर एक अहसान करो और मेरी बोलती बंद कर दो," उसने कहा। "अपने पैसे नीचे रखो, वह गेंद उठाओ, और उसे फेंक कर दिखाओ, सुंदरी।" "मैं ऐसा नहीं करना चाहूँगी" लोग हँसे। उसने अपने हाथ फड़फड़ाए और मुर्गी की तरह काँव-काँव की "डरते हो कि इतनी दूर नहीं फेंक पाओगे?" "मैं जानता हूँ कि मैं फेंक सकता हूँ" उसने मेरी बात पर अपनी टोपी उठाकर एक छोटा सा सलाम किया। सुनहरे बाल बाहर झाँकने लगे, फिर उसने टोपी वापस सिर पर रख ली और कहा, "मैं तुम्हें चुनौती देता हूँ।

Then come on up. DO everyone a favor and shut me up," he said. "Put down your money, pick up that ball, and let it fly, looker." "I'd rather not" People laughed. He flapped his arms and squawked like a chicken "Afraid you can't throw that far?" "I know I can" He lifted his hat in a small salute to my claim. Blond curls slipped out, then he plopped the hat back on and said, "I dare you.

Then come on up. DO everyone a favor and shut me up," he said. "Put down your money, pick up that ball, and let it fly, looker." "I'd rather not" People laughed. He flapped his arms and squawked like a chicken "Afraid you can't throw that far?" "I know I can" He lifted his hat in a small salute to my claim. Blond curls slipped out, then he plopped the hat back on and said, "I dare you.

मेरे लिए समस्या यह है कि मैं कभी यह देख ही नहीं पाता कि ग्रेगरी असल में कौन है, ठीक वैसे ही जैसे मैं यह नहीं देख सकता कि आईना खुद कैसा दिखता है, क्योंकि वह अपने आसपास मौजूद हर चीज़ को बस प्रतिबिंबित करता है।

The problem for me is that I can't ever really see who Gregory is, any more than I can see what a mirror by itself looks like, because he reflects whoever's around him.

The problem for me is that I can't ever really see who Gregory is, any more than I can see what a mirror by itself looks like, because he reflects whoever's around him.

अप्रैल के स्वभाव में एक ऐसी नरमी थी जिसने मेरे दिल को कस दिया। ऐसा लगता था कि मैं हमेशा भागदौड़ में रहता था, हमेशा काम में और किसी न किसी लक्ष्य के पीछे लगा रहता था, लेकिन अप्रैल के पास मुझे थाम लेने का एक अलग ही अंदाज़ था। और तब मुझे एक टीस उठती और मैं किसी ऐसी चीज़ के लिए तड़पने लगता जिसे मैं बयां नहीं कर सकता था, जिसे मैं पहले कभी नहीं जानता था। मैं बस उस टीस को जानता था और उस अजीब, मीठे एहसास को महसूस करता था।

There's a gentleness about April that made me ache. It seemed like I was always on the run, always working and chasing some goal or another, but April had a way of holding me still. And then I'd begin to hurt and yearn for something I couldn't describe, something I hadn't known yet. All I knew was the ache itself and the strange, sweet feeling it was.

There's a gentleness about April that made me ache. It seemed like I was always on the run, always working and chasing some goal or another, but April had a way of holding me still. And then I'd begin to hurt and yearn for something I couldn't describe, something I hadn't known yet. All I knew was the ache itself and the strange, sweet feeling it was.

सच तो यह है कि मैं खुद पर भरोसा नहीं कर पा रहा था, अपनी आँखों पर जो मेरे दिल को धोखा दे रही थीं।

The truth was, it was myself I couldn't trust, my eyes from betraying my heart.

The truth was, it was myself I couldn't trust, my eyes from betraying my heart.

जब कोई खास इंसान आपकी ज़िंदगी में आता है तो चीजें बदल जाती हैं। दोनों पक्षों को कुछ न कुछ छोड़ना पड़ता है। एक अच्छे रिश्ते में जो चीज़ आप कभी नहीं छोड़ते, वह हैं आप खुद—वह सब कुछ जो आपको सबसे ज्यादा 'आप' बनाता है। - जिम ओल्सन (जेन के दादा)

Things change when someone special comes into your life. Both sides have to give up things. The one thing you don't give up in a good relationship is you--whatever makes you most you. - Jim Olsten (Jane's Grandpa)

Things change when someone special comes into your life. Both sides have to give up things. The one thing you don't give up in a good relationship is you--whatever makes you most you. - Jim Olsten (Jane's Grandpa)

यह मेरे लिए कोई खेल नहीं है। मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ, आइवी, और एक दिन तुम मेरी इस बात पर यकीन करोगी।

This isn't a game for me. I love you, Ivy, and one day you're going to believe me.

This isn't a game for me. I love you, Ivy, and one day you're going to believe me.

क्या वह अब भी, किसी तरह, उसकी रखवाली कर रहा था?

Was he still, somehow, watching over her?

Was he still, somehow, watching over her?

हम दोनों चुपचाप बैठे आसमान के तारों को निहार रहे थे। वह शायद प्लूटो की तरफ जाने वाली किसी मशीन की कल्पना कर रहा होगा। काश, मैं भी उस मशीन पर होता।

We sat in silence, both of us looking up at the stars. He was probably envisioning a machine headed for Pluto. I wished i was on that machine.

We sat in silence, both of us looking up at the stars. He was probably envisioning a machine headed for Pluto. I wished i was on that machine.

जब वह इंसान जिससे आपको गुस्सा है, कहीं दूर चला जाए और मर जाए, तो आप अपने गुस्से का क्या करते हैं? उसे दफना देते हैं? अपने अंदर दफना देते हैं?

What do you do with your anger when the person you're mad at goes off and dies? Bury it? Bury it inside you?

What do you do with your anger when the person you're mad at goes off and dies? Bury it? Bury it inside you?

जब एक लेखिका कंप्यूटर की खाली स्क्रीन को देखती थी, तो वह क्या देखती थी? ट्रिस्टन ने सोचा। चेहरों से जगमगाने के लिए तैयार फिल्म की स्क्रीन? ऊपर टिमटिमाते हुए एक छोटे तारे वाला रात का आसमान, कुछ ऐसा जिस पर ब्रह्मांड लिखा जाना बाकी हो? अनंत संभावनाएँ। प्यार के अंतहीन उतार-चढ़ाव—और प्यार की सारी असंभव बातें।

When a writer looked at an empty computer screen, what did she see? Tristan wondered. A movie screen ready to be lit with faces? A night sky with one small star blinking at the top, a universe ready to be written on? Endless possibilities. Love's endless twists and turns - and all love's impossibilities.

When a writer looked at an empty computer screen, what did she see? Tristan wondered. A movie screen ready to be lit with faces? A night sky with one small star blinking at the top, a universe ready to be written on? Endless possibilities. Love's endless twists and turns - and all love's impossibilities.

जब आप किसी से प्यार करते हैं, तो यह कभी खत्म नहीं होता। आप आगे बढ़ जाते हैं, क्योंकि आपको बढ़ना पड़ता है, लेकिन आप उन्हें अपने दिल में हमेशा अपने साथ रखते हैं।

When you love someone, its never over. You move on, because you have to but you take them with you in your heart

When you love someone, its never over. You move on, because you have to but you take them with you in your heart

"वह छोटे बालों वाली भूरे रंग के बालों वाली कौन है?" सुसान ने पूछा। "मुझे छोटी-कद की लड़कियां बिल्कुल पसंद नहीं हैं। ग्रेगरी के साथ छोटी कद की लड़की अच्छी नहीं लगती। छोटा सा चेहरा, छोटे-छोटे हाथ, छोटे-छोटे नाज़ुक पैर।" बेथ ने ऊपर देखते हुए कहा, "बड़े स्तन।"

Who's that little brunette?" Suzanne asked. "I hate little petite types. Gregory doesn't look right with someone petite. Little face, little hands, little dainty feet." "Big boobs," Beth said, glancing up.

Who's that little brunette?" Suzanne asked. "I hate little petite types. Gregory doesn't look right with someone petite. Little face, little hands, little dainty feet." "Big boobs," Beth said, glancing up.

शब्द बहुत अनमोल होते हैं—वे रचना करने, कल्पना करने और सपने देखने के लिए बने होते हैं।

Words are precious things meant to create, to imagine, to dream with.

Words are precious things meant to create, to imagine, to dream with.

...आप हमेशा यह नहीं चुन सकते कि किसी से प्यार कैसे करना है। प्यार न तो तर्क देखता है और न ही इंसाफ़। यह बस हो जाता है।

...you canʹt always choose how you love a person. Love isnʹt logical or fair. It just happens.

...you canʹt always choose how you love a person. Love isnʹt logical or fair. It just happens.

तुम्हें मुझसे प्यार हो गया था?

You fell in love with me?

You fell in love with me?

उसने कहा, "तुम बदल गई हो। तुम—अह—" "हाँ?" "लंबे हो गए हो।" "ऐसी उम्मीद है। जब तुमने मुझे आखिरी बार देखा था, तब मैं दस साल की थी।" उसने आगे जोड़ा, "और अब तुम्हारे बाल सचमुच बहुत काले हैं—और छोटे भी।"

You've changed," he said. "You're-uh-" "Yes?" "Taller." "I hope so. I was ten the last time you saw me." "And your hair's really dark now-and short," he added.

You've changed," he said. "You're-uh-" "Yes?" "Taller." "I hope so. I was ten the last time you saw me." "And your hair's really dark now-and short," he added.

तुम बड़ी हो गई हो, लड़की। तुम बहुत अच्छी तरह बड़ी हुई हो, घर में तुम्हारा स्वागत है।

You've grown up, girl. You've grown up real nice, Welcome home

You've grown up, girl. You've grown up real nice, Welcome home