->''"Maybe the biggest difference in the hop in age is the very '''slightly''' added plausibility to speculation on any romantic angle between them. This is very important for fans who aspire to, and are busy even now, shipslashing these characters into oblivion. I have done the world this service."''
-->-- '''[[Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures Andrew Hussie]]''', on changing the ages of the ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' kids from 10 to 13.

->''"I was born in Little Rock,''
->''Had a childhood sweetheart,''
->''We were always hand in hand.''

->''I was hightop shoes and shirt tails,''
->''Suzy was in pig tails,''
->''I know I loved her even then."''
-->-- '''Music/StevieWonder''', "I Was Made To Love Her"

->'''Scamp''': "But… I love her, Dad."
->'''Tramp''': "Whirlwind, you're a puppy. I know you like her a lot, but you don't love her - truth be told, you barely even know her. You can't just say you love her after a couple days- "
->'''Scamp''': " -A couple days? And how long did you know Mom before deciding you loved her? Oh, right, just a couple days!"
-->-- ''Fanfic/LadyAndTheTrampIIIFamilyTroubles''

->'''Emily''': You "'''''like"''''' James.
->'''D.W.''': '''''No,''''' I '''''don'''''…
->'''Emily''': '''''Hush.''''' '''''However,''''' you're also the biggest ''''''realist'''''' I know. So '''''you''''' figure - and ''rightly'' so - that whoever eight-year-olds ''''''like'''''' and ''''''don't like'''''' probably won't amount to much in the '''''long-run.'''''
->'''D.W.''': …Which is exactly why I don't '''''waste my time''''' with it!
->'''Emily''': …''Except'' that it's not really the sort of thing you can '''''help,''''' ''is'' it? Which is why - whether you knew it or not - you've been trying to '''''protect''''' it! You know that if you talk to James one of '''''two things''''' is going to happen: either you're going to end up having to '''''[[LoveConfession say you like each other]]''''' in a way that's not '''''ambiguous''''' enough for either of you to '''''dance around it''''' anymore… '''''…or''''' it turns out he's not sweating '''''any''''' of this in the '''''slightest''''' because it turns out you were playing this weird little infatuation ''''''game'''''' by ''yourself'' the '''''whole time!''''' …And I don't think you're ready to deal with '''''either''''' of those outcomes…'''''are''''' you?
-->-- ''[[Webcomic/Elwood2015 D.W.]]'', "[[Recap/DWS2Arc4PlayDate Play-Date]] ([[https://www.deviantart.com/vederick/art/D-W-54-Play-Date-part-5-582745298 part 5]])"
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